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Fear of stigma and homophobia keeps gay people off treatment

NAIROBI: A discussion on the ruling by the Supreme Court of USA allowing same-sex marriages seriously challenged my otherwise still conservative views on our society.

The discussion went from what the Kenyan courts might decide then to the medical and public health implications especially as regards to HIV and Aids. Being a renowned HIV disease control expert with extensive experience in this aspect, I could not avoid the subject completely. I felt an opportunity to perhaps pass on the correct message.

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