7. Andy Bell. Bell announced that he was openly gay in 1986 in an interview with Melody Maker. It was in December 2004 when he made another announcement stating that he had been HIV positive for 6 years and keeping it in control.
8. Chuck Panozzo. Chuck Panozzo broke fans’ hearts when he announced that he was guy and living with HIV and AIDS in 2001. Since then, he became an active person in the promotion of AIDS awareness.
9. Danny Pintauro. The last time we see Danny Pintauro is on a 2015 episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now and it was also during that time where he revealed that he had HIV. He was diagnosed in 2003.
10. Robbin Crosby. Guitarist of Ratt, Robbin Crosby, revealed that he was diagnosed with HIV in 1994. In 2001, he announced that the diagnosis had already progressed into AIDS which required him to …show more content…
Greg Louganis. Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis learned about his HIV positive status six months prior to the 1988 Olympics. He kept his condition secret and went for experimental drug treatments. In 1995, he publicized his status making him lose secereal of his sponsors considering that HIV was considered taboo at that time.
17. Anthony Perkins. Anthony Perkins was most noted for his part in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion. It was in the middle of 1980s when he learned that he was HIV positive. He tried his best to keep his privacy about the virus until his death in September 1992 due to AIDS related pneumonia.
18. Magic Johnson. One of the best basketball players of all time, Magic Johnson announced he was HIV positive in 1991. He changed the world’s perspective about the disease and since he was still at the height of his NBA career, he made use of his status to be an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness.
19. Andrew Sullivan. Sullivan is known as a conservative political commentator and is a native of Britain. Being openly gay and HIV positive for years, he had been denied of US citizenship until the ban on immigrants with HIV had been lifted in
8. Chuck Panozzo. Chuck Panozzo broke fans’ hearts when he announced that he was guy and living with HIV and AIDS in 2001. Since then, he became an active person in the promotion of AIDS awareness.
9. Danny Pintauro. The last time we see Danny Pintauro is on a 2015 episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now and it was also during that time where he revealed that he had HIV. He was diagnosed in 2003.
10. Robbin Crosby. Guitarist of Ratt, Robbin Crosby, revealed that he was diagnosed with HIV in 1994. In 2001, he announced that the diagnosis had already progressed into AIDS which required him to …show more content…
Greg Louganis. Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis learned about his HIV positive status six months prior to the 1988 Olympics. He kept his condition secret and went for experimental drug treatments. In 1995, he publicized his status making him lose secereal of his sponsors considering that HIV was considered taboo at that time.
17. Anthony Perkins. Anthony Perkins was most noted for his part in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion. It was in the middle of 1980s when he learned that he was HIV positive. He tried his best to keep his privacy about the virus until his death in September 1992 due to AIDS related pneumonia.
18. Magic Johnson. One of the best basketball players of all time, Magic Johnson announced he was HIV positive in 1991. He changed the world’s perspective about the disease and since he was still at the height of his NBA career, he made use of his status to be an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness.
19. Andrew Sullivan. Sullivan is known as a conservative political commentator and is a native of Britain. Being openly gay and HIV positive for years, he had been denied of US citizenship until the ban on immigrants with HIV had been lifted in