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This entry is a part of our World AIDS Day Blogathon. During this week we share our experiences, stories, and ideas about how HIV affects young people around the world. Join the blogathon .
The youth advocate are young people who have dedicated their time to see that issues surrounding young people are voiced out, most especially discrimination on young people right. We define discrimination as any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of age, which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by young people irrespective of their capacity.
As a member of this group, after several research, views and stories of different people, I realize that the rights of young people are not considered. To top this is a story of a friend of mine who after finding his status, his parent and friends got to know also, which was the beginning of hell for him because his parent started seeing every thing he does and touch as being infected, his friend were not supportive. He was very disturbed and sick the only thing he was waiting for at that time was for death to come.
So one of his friend who is a social worker under HIV/AIDS field decided to help him. He travel with his friend to another state were no one new his status, his friend took good care of him gave him all the necessary support until he got him self again.
Then one faithful day, during a program organized by his friend he decided to test him self again, to his surprise his result came out negative, he could not believe it so he went for another test at the hospital and the result came out negative again.
With curiosity he went back to the hospital were he first tested, and he asked to be tested again, the result was negative, and then the doctors realize they gave him another person’s result.
He went back to his parent and told them he was negative, with regret they asked for forgiveness and he united with them.
So therefore I don’t see reasons why we should discriminate/stigmatize people because it might lead to an early grave, at an early age.
