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You go Mondo. Not only do you make gorgeous clothes but you are beautiful inside and out. I applaud you.
Hey Stupid, This guy declared his position not for fame or glory but to bring awarness to the public about HIV, HIV AFFECTS EVERYBODY so the more people who are made aware the better. In the world that you live in you must walk about with blinkers on as there is still huge resentment for people living with HIV. smell the coffee my friend.
Mondo, I just want to thank you. I think your revailing your status of being hiv+ takes alot of courage and you should be very proud of yourself. I think you have a great talent and a very strong and positive attitude which I believe will take you very far in you career as a designer. This is coming from someone a person who has been hiv+ for 13 years now and has never "Knock On Wood" have had to take any hiv meds. I really applaude you for your strength, honesty, and courage. God Bless and I believe and wish that you have an amazing career ahead of you.
Mondo.. Thanks for having the courage to share. It is always difficult to let it go and to stop holding it to ones self. This inspired a great conversation with my 13 year old niece after we both had watched the show.. So thanks again !!
I think that each of us with Hiv owe something to all of the others who have passed before us from this disease. Sometimes it has been to my demise to be open about my status. I have slowly seen change, but without us who wish to share our status; there would even be more silence. We can't afford to be quiet. Talking aloud gives you a sense of doing some small part for this cause. Coming out about my status has helped me to be stronger person. I refuse to let shame, prejudice and fear hold me back. For those who don't wish to be open about it, I also understand. The bottom line is I would not wish it on my worst enemy. Someone will listen and many won't and they will end up sick like all of us. I know just my small part has made people think twice but to have the chance to share in front of millions.........incredible and powerful. He deserves a big hug from all of us...............
While I think it's great when someone in the public eye is open about being poz, I do have to say that it does seem to come off as a little calculated. I mean how many other people have done this on shows already? Jack Mackenroth did this already in Season Four when an infection caused him to leave. Ongina from Rupaul's Drag Race did it when there was a challenge that involved Mac AIDS fund. It just seemed to be for sympathy and airtime to me. But it's just my opinion and I could be wrong.
As a person who has lived with hiv 12 years. I am a human being, not a number to my doctor, employer, or to my family. I can not believe people like you still believe in what you do. However, each one of us is entitled to our own beliefs. I am a productive person in societ. I work two jobs, attending college full-time and rasing family. So even though this has been life changing. I know that the people and friends that I have met on this life journey will be with me forever. I celebrate life not the fact that I have hiv. God bless all of us, who are warriors in this fight.
Ben Cox
Mondo, you have courage and grace! May all your dreams come true because you represent freedom in its truest sense!
November 6, 2010