u/Large_Pair_2509

From what I’ve noticed as a bi guy on HIV dating apps is that women usually don’t have face pictures and the profiles are usually bare to say the least. Whereas with guys profiles are a lot more detailed! It’s really a general discussion and maybe because I’m a man I haven’t noticed it, but is HIV more stigmatized in society amongst women than men? Like in society is it worse for women with hiv? I mean no harm by this just genuinely asking because on apps women seem a lot more reluctant to share details about themselves, where as with guys everyone is pretty much an open book! Like are women scared to come forward their status and put their faces out there?

Idk if it’s due to internalized stigma but I don’t really identify with having aids or hiv like it’s came up in random conversations and it still feels weird like I know I’m positive but still it feels so far away from me