Back in the 1980s when the AIDS pandemic began, until it was realized that many Straight people who had died oddly from pneumonia had actually succumbed to AIDS, and it was convenient both politically and religiously to do nothing because, well, it was just “them” dying, ignorance obviously ruled the day.

There was little compassion, but plenty of misinformation, making religious hay while the sun shone, and jokes about those who had AIDS and those most likely to get it.

Gays and Haitians made for great joke fodder.                                 

When it was realized the virus had no sexual orientation and was affecting the whole population, something had to be done, but the ignorance that had been allowed to spread as justification for inactivity was not so easy to rein in.

Research began to show how complicated this plague from God actually was, and science began to find that there was a difference between exposure to HIV and having full blown AIDS, and this meant that, even without a cure, there were ways to deal with both, making AIDS something that could be seen as a manageable condition and not just a death sentence.

Over time it has been found that someone who is HIV positive, knows their status, is on effective medication, and has consistently had an undetectable viral load cannot pass on the virus.

PrEP, widely available, prevents people from acquiring HIV, making it possible for long-term serodiscordant relationships in which one partner is HIV positive and one is HIV negative.

Isolation and loneliness are no longer part of the situation.

But there is still the fear, which is a remnant of the days of unfettered ignorance, that even exposure to HIV, the virus that can become AIDS, means once a person is diagnosed, it’s over.

Good people, both Gay and Straight, have found that it is easier to abstain from sex and avoid even the thought of a loving relationship because acknowledging HIV status could be met with embarrassingly ignorant rejection.

For some older people, revealing HIV status has that familiar feel that coming out had, that lack of knowing what the reaction will be, a reaction that could be violent and emotionally deflating.

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The result is that a potential relationship, beneficial to both parties, is killed before it starts, and both people lose.

Recently, in an article in Queerty, a GLBT news website, the author wrote informing people that they had nothing to fear dating and falling in love with people who are HIV positive, stating,

“Yes, take responsibility for your health and do what you feel is best for you. But do so with an awareness of the potential consequences of those decisions. Refusing to entertain the idea of dating an HIV-positive person might just mean you miss out on the love of your life.”

The article was informational and helpful in that it spoke of the meaning of an undetectable viral load, the existence of PrEP as prevention, and the possibility that people, who assumed theirs was going to be a life alone, could find and benefit from a relationship with another person, something those already in one understand.

There were mixed responses to the article. Along with those who expressed acceptance of the new information, some showed that readers had totally missed the point, and some simply rejected the new information in favor of holding on to the old.

Some people responded by saying that HIV negative people should “protect their own health” rather than have sex with positive people, ignoring that undetectable people are incapable of passing on the virus.

It was one of those times when, if some information was helpful act on it, but if it is irrelevant to you, move on.

But Bonehead, son of Bone Spurs, who had no relevance until his father became president, and basically still does not, felt obligated to reveal his ongoing ignorance by tweeting a middle school level joke, I am sure complete with a moronic snort as he wrote it, perpetuating and promoting outdated misconceptions.

Donald Trump Jr. sent out a tweet in response to the title of the article, “What you stand to lose by not having sex with people with HIV”, in spoiled, frat-boy fashion,

“Well I can think of one thing.”

He obviously insinuated that those having sex with HIV+ people are at risk of contracting AIDS and losing their life.

HIV is not the same as AIDS, which develops when the HIV virus has gone untreated and reaches its final stages. This has been known for a long time, and should be known by someone like Junior who feels he is in a position to enlighten us with his ideas and opinions.

He should also know that AIDS does not automatically lead to death, and that with proper medical treatment the vast majority of HIV+ people never contract AIDS and reach healthy life expectancies.

And he should know that if he feels his pronouncements have weight, they should be informed.