top of page
Wash Your Mouth.
Does your language need a good wash?
There are a lot of words people use in their language that are offensive and stigmatizing to people living with HIV.
Break the bad language habit and think before you speak.
Avoid
Say
AIDS (When referring to HIV)
Died of/from AIDS
AIDS Patient / HIV Patient / Suffering from HIV / AIDS Victim
Clean
Dirty / Unclean
To ‘’Catch’’ HIV
HIV (When referring to HIV)
Dies of/from an AIDS-related illness
Person Living with HIV
HIV Negative person
Person Living with HIV
To acquire HIV
Avoid
Say
Junkie
Addict
Alcoholic
Clean
Faggot
Prostitute
Person who Use Drugs
Person with Substance use disorder
Person with alcohol use disorder
Abstinent, not actively using
Gay
Sex Worker
bottom of page