‘People are still afraid of those three letters’: Fighting the stigma of HIV0

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• September 12, 2026

Retired rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive, came to Rio de Janeiro’s famed Ipanema Beach to participate in a campaign called “Tackle HIV.” Ian Cheibub for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ian Cheibub for NPR RIO DE JANEIRO — “People are still afraid of those three letters,” says Gareth Thomas, a former Welsh