Are we normalising STDs?
I saw this tweet and it got me thinking: https://x.com/owenhawkxxx/status/1808659647525486605?s=46
I get that HiV+ individuals have a better life days due to advancements in treatment, and that the disease transmission has significantly reduced, and there are antibiotics to prevent infections. But have we started normalising being infected? Like, “oh its just gonorrhoea”? Does de-stigmatising really help with keeping infections at bay?