#the views and treatment of people with HIV in Korea is genuinely appalling

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LITBC part 3 discussions should be coming up soon (very excited to finally get to take part!) and I know I'm early but the first thing that came to mind with Young's diagnosis is how HIV is a very very poorly understood and deeply stigmatised disease in Korea, even among the queer community, and how truly shocking and appalling the treatment of people with HIV is in a country with access to some of the best health care in the world.

https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2017/june/20170622_korea

https://web.stanford.edu/group/sjph/cgi-bin/sjphsite/hivaids-in-south-korea-a-societal-stigma/

https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/in-south-korea-being-hiv-positive-might-prevent-you-from-accessing-healthcare/

#litbc book club #litbc #the views and treatment of people with HIV in Korea is genuinely appalling #the access to and availability of care is almost non-existent for many