5. Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan, a journalist and author of the political blog, The Daily Dish, has been very public about his HIV-positive status since 2001. Coming to terms and sharing his diagnosis with the world didn’t come easy. In 2001, it was discovered that Sullivan had posted an anonymous online advertisement looking for unprotected anal sex with “other HIV-positive men.” On top of the scrutiny from the public, he was denied US citizenship for years because of his status. Thus began a long, ten-year battle that finally ended in April 2011 when Sullivan confirmed he had received a green card from the U.S. He has since retired from his blog, but continues to live his life raising awareness for AIDS and HIV, as well as speaking on LGBT issues.
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