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ABC Correspondent is HIV Positive, Says Peers Warned: ‘Don’t, It’ll Ruin You’
The Wrap.com ^ | 3/25/2018 | Matt Donnelly

Posted on 03/25/2018 8:24:05 PM PDT by Beave Meister

Karl Schmid, an on-camera reporter for ABC’s Los Angeles affiliate, came out as HIV positive on Friday night in a powerful Facebook post about stigma and acceptance.

The 37-year-old Australian import covers human interest stories and Hollywood on ABC7, reporting from events like the Academy Awards and the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party. After a decade living with HIV, Schmid said he came forward despite numerous industry peers urging him to stay quiet.

“For 10 years I’ve struggled with ‘do I or don’t I?’ For ten years the stigma and industry professionals have said, ‘don’t! It’ll ruin you,”’ wrote Schmid.

“But here’s the thing. I’m me. I’m just like you. I have a big heart and I want to be loved and accepted. I may be on TV from time to time, but at the end of the day I’m just an average guy who wants want we all want. To be accepted and loved by our friends and family and to be encouraged by our peers,” he said.

The post tagged charity T-shirt project The AIDS Memorial, which shares stories of “love, loss and remembrance” of those affected by the disease.

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: abc; abc7; academyawards; aids; australia; california; degeneracy; degenerate; facebook; gay; gaynewsrooms; hiv; hollyweirdvalues; hollywood; karlschmid; lavendermafia; losangeles; oscars; pinkjournalism; vanityfair
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To: Beave Meister

Oh come on
This virus has been around since b fore he was born
Gimme a break
The antiviral drugs they have have kept Magic alive all these years
The stupid weirdo liberals are stuck on sex
look. Get married have sex don’t stop and don’t talk about it. Ok ?
Geesh. This crap and blatant whore porn stars being treated to 60 min interview.
Liberal crap. All
Men. Take. Care of your WOMAN.


21 posted on 03/25/2018 8:58:39 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: Beave Meister
I'm pretty sure I can't get it through the airwaves.

Does anyone know about cable...?

22 posted on 03/25/2018 8:58:59 PM PDT by gogeo (excellent!)
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To: martinidon

“I am going with Gay sex”

that’s why poofie here did not mention not even once. If he said he was a fag, we know it was so. But if he kept it quiet, he’s creating the narrative that he is straight...but not.


23 posted on 03/25/2018 8:59:48 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: Beave Meister
60 Minutes should interview some of the 'important men' he had sex with... so we can all peep into his life.
24 posted on 03/25/2018 9:00:18 PM PDT by GOPJ (Yes the deep state is ideological, but the fundamental goal is self enrichment- Freeper Revolutionay)
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To: martinidon

When was the last time the media told the truth about anything?


25 posted on 03/25/2018 9:00:32 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: Huskrrrr

Like they will care. We get to foot the bill.


26 posted on 03/25/2018 9:01:17 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools. Go Trump!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Homo sex.


27 posted on 03/25/2018 9:05:33 PM PDT by boycott
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To: boycott
Figures.

People do manage to mess their lives up in spectacularly stupid fashions.

28 posted on 03/25/2018 9:06:55 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: Beave Meister
Histrionic gayness. With modern medication regimen, AIDS is a chronic condition to be managed, not a killer to be feared.
29 posted on 03/25/2018 9:07:08 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: lee martell

Yeah, it’s no one else’s business so long as he is not acting unsafely toward anyone.... so what is the need to air his private business? Oh, right, to be acclaimed and admired as so “brave” for telling the world about his condition. I actually have several very serious medical conditions I live with, but I don’t see any reason to publicize private matters.


30 posted on 03/25/2018 9:07:35 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: Kickass Conservative

“What’s more important, a Career in Showbiz (which is what the so called News Business is) or waking up every morning?”

I don’t know if you’ve ever seen someone in the end stages of AIDS, but there’s not a whole lot of joy involved in waking up in the morning - or at any other time. Major misery.


31 posted on 03/25/2018 9:08:32 PM PDT by LouieFisk
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To: Beave Meister

No Schmid, you are not just like me: You are either a homo that likes being the catcher, or a needle user.


32 posted on 03/25/2018 9:09:22 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: Beave Meister

Why do all these Homosexuals think I want to know about their sex life and Sexually transmitted diseases? Their lusts occupy WAY too much of their minds.


33 posted on 03/25/2018 9:10:58 PM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Max Tactical

Why would they fire him if his job performance is unaffected by his condition?


34 posted on 03/25/2018 9:11:33 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Beave Meister

He’s 37 now and believes he’s got it all figured out. No concerns.

When people die of AIDS now days, the newspapers don’t report they died of AIDS. So many in their 40s-50s die early because of it but the papers usually say it was some sort of respiratory issues. I guess saying people died of AIDS isn’t PC.


35 posted on 03/25/2018 9:13:54 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

I’ve never heard of the guy until tonight. I googled and read that he’s homo.


36 posted on 03/25/2018 9:15:10 PM PDT by boycott
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

“And the Band Played On”


37 posted on 03/25/2018 9:15:29 PM PDT by Noumenon (It isn't racist if it's true, is it?)
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To: LouieFisk
They should have warned him about all that is part and parcel of the homosexual lifestyle

HIV has been known about this guy's entire life. He, no doubt, grew up learning all about the risks, but (probably) chose to live a risky homo lifestyle anyway.

This is an all too common occurrence among gay men. Apparently, their depraved lust is so powerful, not even the specter of death can dissuade them from their hedonistic ways.

38 posted on 03/25/2018 9:24:42 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Beave Meister

Praise God for the medicines that make it so HIV is no longer a death sentence. Yes “prevention” is the cure but children often don’t have a choice if they’re born to someone HIV+.

Also, people make mistakes! Drug addicts, everyone... thank God for second chances.


39 posted on 03/25/2018 9:26:14 PM PDT by GoldenState_Rose
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To: Beave Meister

HIV positive is NOT AIDS.....


40 posted on 03/25/2018 9:27:33 PM PDT by cherry
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