Meet the faces of the LIVING Exhibition - Barbara

woman wearing a red jacket and colorful shirt looking at the camera. Barbara is one of the people portrayed for the LIVING exhibition

As part of GCN & HIV Ireland’s LIVING exhibition, we spoke to the faces behind the portraits – meet Barbara.

“All I can say, this is not a death sentence.  If you take your medication the way you have been told by the doctor, it’s u=u, which is undetectable and untransmittable. Fighting stigma, I think is like – people mustn’t stay indoors.  They have to go out and get support from other people, their social groups outside.

“I will say, if they can’t take it or they have to share with somebody whom they trust, whom they love, or if they can’t find somebody within their family, they have to look for a support worker.  The support working will be able to help the person who is struggling. This is not a death sentence as long you take your medication the way the doctor tells you to do so.”

You can experience this unique portrayal of people LIVING with HIV in Ireland, until December 17 at CHQ Dublin and find out more in GCN’s December issue 369.

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