He was subjected to a homophobic hate crime last year and now Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has been “forced” to reveal that he is living with HIV.
Sharing a video message on his Twitter account, a clearly emotional Gareth revealed that there had been an attempt to blackmail him into revealing his diagnosis.
He said: “I want to share my secret with you. Why? Because it’s mine to tell you, not the evils who’ve made my life hell, threatening to tell you before I do.”
Gareth revealed: “I’m living with HIV.”
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Saying that the revelation doesn’t make him “weak”, Gareth admitted that it does make him “extremely vulnerable”.
He added: “Now, even though I’ve been forced to tell you this, I choose to fight to educate and fight the stigma around this subject.”
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