pozphobia en · NOUN
Etymology
From poz + -phobia.
Meanings
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(informal, uncountable) The fear of or prejudice towards HIV positive people.
If the AIDS crisis were over, pozphobia wouldn't be so prevalent, so casual, so unconscious even. If the AIDS crisis were over, my position as a patient wouldn't be a privileged one.
2014, David Caron, The Nearness of Others: Searching for Tact and Contact in the Age of HIV, U of Minnesota Press, →ISBN:Recognizing the signs of pozphobia and ascertaining comfort with your HIV status before proceeding is something every serodiscordant couple needs to talk about.
2019 August 28, Alexander Cheves, “9 Bad Sex Experiences That HIV-Positive People Face”, in The Body:Finally, we mused about poz pride as a strategy to fight pozphobia, and there was a discussion […] We have countered that pozphobia and discrimination often make it difficult to disclose. […] added responsibility for poz people—to fight against pozphobia, to ensure that the risks and […]
2011 October, Barry D. Adam, James Murray, Suzanne Ross, Jason Oliver, Stephen G. Lincoln, Vicki Rynard, “hivstigma.com, an innovative web-supported stigma reduction intervention for gay and bisexual men”, in Health Education Research, volume 26, number 5, pages 795–807:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poz-phobia | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
fi AIDS-pelko (Translations) · de AIDS-Phobie (Translations)