01-12-2018 00:00 via theguardian.com

A generation of people with HIV/Aids enter nursing homes, still afraid of prejudice

They were once told they were unclean, plagued, worthlessIn 1988, a young naive registered nurse walks into a darkened room in a hospice to give pain relief to a dying resident. A meal tray, not touched, is pushed against the door. Red warning signs indicate that there is something “infectious” behind these doors. Having heard about the Aids virus killing many gay men, unsure of the cause of the disease, the nurse approaches with trepidation and fear.Double gloved, masked, hat and go
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