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Paul's Story: Those Were Our First Gay Pride Marches

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Storyteller: Paul Mokgethi

Paul relates his experiences as a gay man in South Africa, including early trips to segregated gay bars, unity among groups of friends, and the first pride march in Johannesburg. He also talks about how stigma and silence contributed to the spread of HIV through the gay community.

John's Story: Deaf, Gay, HIV+, Proud

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Storyteller: John Meletse

John tells his story of being a deaf, gay man in South Africa, and how he found out he was HIV positive. He uses sign language to tell his story. John describes the difficulties of communicating with a doctor, and the discrimination he's faced within the deaf community as an HIV positive gay man.

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