She says straight men have not been targeted in fight against the transmission of HIV as gay men have. Greer routinely faces the challenge of counselling and testing sexual assault survivors. Since the minimum time one has to wait to have an accurate HIV test is three months, Greer must reopen the wound of the assault to counsel women and assess their HIV risk. When they come in, the ongoing struggle to deal with what has happened to them and HIV being front and centre as a possible consequence of that assault is really really hard to deal with. Many of the people Greer sees get tested when they find out their partner has cheated on them.
Women often cry lots and lots.
There's lots of emotion that comes to the HIV test experience, because it's very tough. The stresses are different when she has to test women who cheated. And what better thing is there to focus on than sex and death. Despite the stress of the job and the pressures of being a sole support parent, Greer says she's never felt like quitting. I feel pretty fortunate to be doing something that people are so grateful for.