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HIV<br />
guy. On the other hand,<br />
I know that I tend to<br />
think too much.<br />
I waited too much<br />
for the right moment<br />
and I think I just<br />
missed it.<br />
Bastian Castillo<br />
Photographer: Jörg Jasper<br />
Do you experience discrimination<br />
when dating<br />
because you are HIV<br />
positive? I would rather<br />
call it ignorance. Often<br />
when you tell someone,<br />
there is simply no more<br />
feedback or the topic is<br />
kept silent. It‘s always<br />
a balancing act. I‘ve tried<br />
both: direct confrontation<br />
but also slowly building<br />
trust and only then talking<br />
about my status. Personally,<br />
I think the silence and being<br />
ignored are worse than<br />
direct rejection.<br />
What is also noticeable<br />
is that many men are not<br />
really well informed. Some<br />
people ask me if it is safe to<br />
kiss me. Of course that‘s ok!<br />
And since PrEP has existed,<br />
I‘ve often heard that they<br />
want to have sex with men<br />
on PrEP, but not with someone<br />
who is HIV positive.<br />
This is very confusing for me<br />
because you end up taking<br />
similar medications and the<br />
risk is basically the same.<br />
And how do you explain it<br />
to someone who doesn‘t see<br />
or understand it that way?<br />
It depends on how open the<br />
other person is. At some<br />
point, you get tired of having<br />
to have this discussion and<br />
do the convincing-- especially<br />
when the other person<br />
has their opinion and doesn‘t<br />
want to know anything<br />
else. To many, it just sounds<br />
better when someone is<br />
negative on PrEP than positive<br />
on therapy. The risk of<br />
contracting HIV from either<br />
of them remains the same.<br />
It‘s kind of ironic, but mostly<br />
sad that HIV still carries<br />
such a stigma.<br />
Isn‘t it also difficult to be<br />
completely authentic in an<br />
environment like Prince<br />
Charming? Not necessarily<br />
so, but it is definitely a<br />
stressful situation. Every<br />
candidate wants to show<br />
himself from his best side,<br />
everyone wants the prince‘s<br />
attention. The pressure to<br />
get noticed is very high. If<br />
you‘re boring, you’re out.<br />
Is that why the Prince let<br />
you go in the third episode?<br />
Well, it was a surprise for<br />
many in the villa, but it was<br />
probably also because the<br />
prince is more into the twinky<br />
sweet types. I‘m not that<br />
sad either, the experience<br />
was just amazing.<br />
What did you take home<br />
for yourself? I met really<br />
exciting people and made<br />
some friends there. I also<br />
have to say that I‘m really<br />
proud of everyone who took<br />
part in the season. Everyone<br />
is unique and I realized once<br />
again how great, diverse and<br />
beautiful our community is.<br />
Interview: Torsten Schwick<br />
MediosApotheke Oranienburger Tor<br />
Friedrichstraße 113a, 10117 <strong>Berlin</strong>, T (030) 283 35 30<br />
MediosApotheke Hackescher Markt<br />
Rosenthaler Straße 46/47, 10178 <strong>Berlin</strong>, T (030) 282 78 76<br />
info@mediosapotheke.de, mediosapotheke.de<br />
Inh. Anike Oleski e. Kfr.<br />
Daniel Korup<br />
Schwerpunkt HIV<br />
Für dich da!<br />
Amon Ottersberg<br />
Schwerpunkt HIV<br />
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