Results: What would be your reaction be to a close friend or someone your close to you tell you they were HIV+.
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What would be your reaction be to a close friend or someone your close to you tell you they were HIV+. Understand and not judge.
85%
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1616 votes
Stop being there friend.
5%
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104 votes
Tell everybody you know.
6%
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119 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
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109 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 1.03% | 20 | |
| not sure | 0.36% | 7 |
| n/a | 0.31% | 6 |
| na | 0.21% | 4 |
| unsure | 0.15% | 3 |
| freak out | 0.10% | 2 |
| depends on how they got it | 0.10% | 2 |
| no idea | 0.10% | 2 |
| don't know | 0.10% | 2 |
| not sure how i would react. | 0.05% | 1 |
| love them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do not have any one in my life that is involved with the same sex but if it was from a person that had a blood transfusion i would be very causious but very supportive of them and there family | 0.05% | 1 |
| listen whenever they need me to do so. | 0.05% | 1 |
| pray with them | 0.05% | 1 |
| pray for them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i do not know how i would act | 0.05% | 1 |
| bea good friend and help if necessary | 0.05% | 1 |
| be supportive | 0.05% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure, depends on the person | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure how i would react. depends on person. | 0.05% | 1 |
| love them anyway (miss you both p and r!) | 0.05% | 1 |
| no comment. | 0.05% | 1 |
| be their friend and help in some way | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know what i would do | 0.05% | 1 |
| support them with my prayers | 0.05% | 1 |
| tell anyone you know who may sleep with that person | 0.05% | 1 |
| i dnt knw | 0.05% | 1 |
| be angry and sad that they were sick and be there to support them | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'm not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| cry and be heartbroken | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would certainly stand by my friend. hiv is not necessarily a drug or gay disease. | 0.05% | 1 |
| offer support. | 0.05% | 1 |
| uhm...what the fuck?? | 0.05% | 1 |
| cry, in private, away from them- although it's not the death sentence it was. | 0.05% | 1 |
| be curious re how that happened! | 0.05% | 1 |
| surprised but still love them | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends | 0.05% | 1 |
| fear and compassion | 0.05% | 1 |
| gave them more love... been through this, with a male friend.... he fought the battle, for a very long time.... i miss him dearly... | 0.05% | 1 |
| fg | 0.05% | 1 |
| very sad for them, and be there for my friend | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would be shocked | 0.05% | 1 |
| love them. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the friend and i would be shocked and saddned. | 0.05% | 1 |
| understand but at the same give space and be careful not to exchange blood or sex with each other in any kind of way. he/she would not even get to eat or drink off the same plate as me if just for a sip or bite. | 0.05% | 1 |
| can't speculate. | 0.05% | 1 |
| tell them that today it's possible to live a full life even with that diagnosis. | 0.05% | 1 |
| sadness | 0.05% | 1 |
| but | 0.05% | 1 |
| worry about them | 0.05% | 1 |
| need more information | 0.05% | 1 |
| don't know how i'd react | 0.05% | 1 |
| be as supportive as ever | 0.05% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.05% | 1 |
| accept but not approve of the lifestyle | 0.05% | 1 |
| i would feel bad for them | 0.05% | 1 |
| still be friends but no physical contact of any kind | 0.05% | 1 |
| still be their friend | 0.05% | 1 |
| help them through as best i can | 0.05% | 1 |
| get them help | 0.05% | 1 |
| i can tell you honestly that it would really depend on how they contracted it . if they got it from using dirty needles or having sex with the same sex then im sorry i would not want anything to do with them . | 0.05% | 1 |
| careful around them | 0.05% | 1 |
| try to support although i'd wonder how they contracted it | 0.05% | 1 |
| ask them if they had gotten help. | 0.05% | 1 |
| avoidance. | 0.05% | 1 |
| seek info as to how it happened. | 0.05% | 1 |
| pray | 0.05% | 1 |
| cut their head off | 0.05% | 1 |
| i'd be so sad for them, and try to help as much as possible, provide support | 0.05% | 1 |
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