(Newswire.net — June 27, 2014) London, london — Barry Carver is a 28 years old gay male and is HIV positive and a member of www.hivdatingsite.co.uk a leading UK-based HIV dating site. 15 years ago his life would have been measured out in coffee spoons and the last thing on his mind would have been to go internet dating. But Barry is one of a new generation of HIV positive men who have benefitted from the huge developments in anti-viral medication. Anti-HIV drugs basically stop the virus from replicating in the body, so when the person goes on treatment the levels of virus decrease dramatically, and their immune system recovers, and that’s why they no longer get sick. Even more important is that this leads to a dramatic lowering of the transmission of the virus within the gay and straight communities.
The control of HIV transmission has led to the creation of various HIV Dating Sites in the UK that can help young men like Barry find romance and companionship with people in a similar situation to himself who understand the advances and the limitations of HIV treatments. HIV infection is not, of course, an exclusive problem for the gay community. The true story of Ron Woodroof, a straight man with AIDS formed the basis of the film ‘Dallas Buyer’s Club‘ is a very clear case in point. There are also many women who have contracted the virus and feel more comfortable in an HIV friendly dating community.
A typical dating site is the long established www.hivdatingsite.co.uk that has thousands of members of both genders and straddles both the gay and straight communities. When you browse the site you are impressed by how ‘mainstream’ it is. Like any modern niche dating group it is a haven of positivity with people trying to enjoy their lives to the full without the shadow of AIDS hanging over them as it did back in the 1980’s. We talked to several members including Barry and the story was fundamentally the same – the virus is under control and the future looks better than ever with more targeted drugs so why shouldn’t we relax and date, especially when we are upfront and honest about our medical condition. Kathy, an ex-heroine addict told us that she found the support at the hivdatingsite.co.uk was ‘world class’ and she felt right at home from the moment she joined. She told us that when her needle use had left her with HIV she despaired of ever finding a rewarding intimate relationship but within a few short weeks she had ‘connected’ through the site and was seeing a straight guy in a similar situation to herself. It is often said that the best thing about the internet is how it allows people to establish communities quickly and easily and I am certain that many HIV positive daters would endorse that view.
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