But just like when Clark Kent jumps into a payphone to slip into his Super-threads, when a positive person gets up, swallows a handful of pills and sets out for the day, it's a real hero who heads out of the door. This is especially true if chronic pain is involved. And in our body-conscious society, dealing with conditions like KS or lipodystrophy can be very challenging. How easy it would be for such a person to bury his or her sexuality out of embarrassment or fear of rejection. And yet, positive people have found a way to overcome these anxieties, meet new people and form relationships.
Work can be particularly difficult.
Often it isn't enough to be suitably qualified for a particular position. Dealing with HIV prejudice inevitably leads to the dilemma of whether to come out or not, which in many jobs can lead to dismissal, or being ostracised by co-workers.