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10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:23pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
you’re HIV positive, you might think that that’s the end of the road; but at hiv360 we’re here to remind you that you’re not alone. Whatever your life goals may be, they are still achievable irrespective of your HIV status! To give you a boost, check out these 10 famous people who were/are HIV positive and still made an impact on the world and achieved their dream. Don’t be discouraged, HIV & AIDS is not a death sentence. 1. Magic Johnson – one of basketball’s all- time greats revealed his HIV status in November 1991. He has dedicated himself to HIV education and helping those living with HIV through the Magic Johnson Foundation 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:26pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
2. Freddie Mercury - He was the lead singer of Queen, which was one of the top-selling rock bands. He tested positive to HIV in 1987 and four years later died of AIDS-related pneumonia. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:27pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
3. Greg Louganis - is an Olympic diver who won multiple gold medals in the 80′s. In 1988, the same year he won two gold medals at the Seoul Olympics, he tested positive. Having now lived with HIV for more than 20 years, he has been a champion for numerous HIV causes. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:27pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
4. Fela Kuti - He became famous in the 1960s and ‘70s as the inventor of “Afrobeat” music. He was also very critical of oppressive regimes, especially of the Nigerian military at the time. He produced 50 albums, among them his hit 1977 album Zombie. He claimed not to believe in AIDS or condoms and died of AIDS complications in 1997 in Lagos,Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:28pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
5. Arthur Ashe - he won three Grand Slam tennis titles and was the first African- American selected for Davis Cup play in 1963. He became the top tennis player in the world while also creating the Association of Tennis Professionals and raising awareness against South African apartheid. Ashe found out that he was HIV positive in 1988, probably due to an earlier unsafe blood transfusion. He created the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS. Sadly, he died in 1993. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:28pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
6. Eazy E – was a rap legend and co-founder of the influential group N.W.A., along with Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Their album, Straight Outta Compton, went double platinum in 1988. After falling ill in 1995, he publicly acknowledged having AIDS. He died a month after his diagnosis at the age of 31. His death influenced public awareness of HIV/ AIDS, particularly within the African-American community. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:29pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
7. Glenn Burke - The MLB baseball player was the first professional baseball player that was known publicly as openly gay. He died from AIDS related causes in 1995 |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:30pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
8. Dave Brindle - As a journalist, he was Canada’s first TV personality to publicly acknowledge that he was HIV positive. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 9:33pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
9. kelvin Peter hall nd 10. Kenny greene |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Ploy(m): 9:37pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
The person that will post after me too 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by benuejosh: 10:05pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
The person that commented before me too. Mr poster, you can also give it a try. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by ugoboss26(m): 10:43pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Big4wig(m): 10:52pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
Op add their pictures to make dis thread more interesting 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Kinkale(m): 10:53pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
Nairaland EXEC MEETING TO HOLD HERE.. No tresspassing |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Nonybb: 11:16pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
What about Stella Obasanjo She's famous too |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by IfyAwazie(f): 11:31pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
Op, is fela kuti alive? 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by alexis007(m): 11:55pm On Nov 05, 2014 |
moral of the post: you can still chase dreams while being HIV positive......what i derived from the post:Blah blah blah,BLAH!.....you will still die premature death #TeamNoSexTillMarriage 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Nobody: 12:00am On Nov 06, 2014 |
good for them...... buh my mind is telling me that the person that will post after me is HIV positive |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by rattlesnake(m): 12:07am On Nov 06, 2014 |
penquin: Yes am positive Optimistic Wealthy Fertile Fruitful Smart Intelligence Strong Agile Healthy Happy Glad Loved by Jesus ...positive thinking Positive life 100% positive Halleluuuuuuuuuuuuuu 15 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Kenzico(m): 12:21am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Pikchox or widonbulivit....hahahaha |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Nobody: 12:26am On Nov 06, 2014 |
rattlesnake:Yaaaaaaaaaah |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 3:21am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by KillerBeauty(f): 6:00am On Nov 06, 2014 |
The topic suppose to read Famous people who died from Aids not famous people living with Aids because almost everybody in that list are dead. 5 Likes |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Soneh(m): 6:15am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Does a disease like AIDS still exists cos all I hear about these days is e-bola |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Hadewahlay(m): 6:36am On Nov 06, 2014 |
KillerBeauty:Thanks @ killer beauty...won't mk d same mistake next time |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by donmalcolm21(m): 7:39am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Abstinence is still the best. |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by halmeyd(m): 8:27am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Wat of peter crouch? D guy jst dey bkum lean/thin weak in weak out! |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by DJDOLA(m): 8:33am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Pls its about life and death I need help here..www.nairaland.com/1963635/need |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Nobody: 9:09am On Nov 06, 2014 |
rattlesnake:giving ur self hope |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Nobody: 9:10am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Where are their pictures? |
Re: 10 Famous People Living With Hiv&aids by Donkaz(m): 9:59am On Nov 06, 2014 |
Famous... And na only fela kuti I know for that list |
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