An Indian reality television show has won a World Award at the 2007 Asia Media Summit for the “Best TV program to reduce discrimination against people living with HIV.” BBC World Service Trust’s “Haath se Haath Milaa” (Let’s Join Hands), which features well known celebrities like actress Shilpa Shetty and challenges stigma surrounding HIV, beat out 45 other television programs in the category.
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I recently met a guy who is negative. I did tell him about my status and he decided to kiss me anyway (we didn't go further than that). But a day later, he called and said that he actually had a mouth ulcer that time when we kissed and he was very worried. Asked if he can get the virus from me that way. For that moment, I felt so insulted and yet I felt so bad. It was my first time having a contact with a "negative" guy."
