Prominent lawmakers living with HIV/Aids for years- Photos

Gone are the days when people living with HIV/Aids would be afraid to openly talk about their status. Some openly talk about it to encourage others.

Below are the most well known legislators to serve while living with HIV

1. Lloyd Rusell-Moyle

A British lawmaker left many is shock after he revealed he was HIV positive during an emotional speech to parliament while marking the upcoming World AIDS day.

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, told his fellow lawmakers that he had been diagnosed HIV positive when he was aged 22.

Russell-Moyle is the second British Member of Parliament (MP) to have been diagnosed with HIV.

2. Chris Smith

Chris Smith, a former Labour government minister  was the first openly gay British lawmaker, disclosed he was HIV positive in 2005.

He was diagnosed with HIV – the virus which can develop into Aids – in 1987, shortly before meeting his long-term partner Dorian Jabri, though he did not know how long he had been carrying the virus.

3. Princess Kasune Zulu

Zambian MP Princess Kasune Zulu,  lives with HIV and is a prominent AIDS activist.

She has been living with HIV since 1997.

She lost both her parents to HIV/Aids.

These leaders are proof that testing positive does not mean your life has come to an end.

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