This Article is From Jun 30, 2015

An HIV Positive Man Asks Strangers to Touch him. Here's What Happens

An HIV Positive Man Asks Strangers to Touch him. Here's What Happens

Image Courtesy: Screengrab taken from YouTube video uploaded by Yle Kioski

A social experiment was conducted by an HIV-positive man to see how society treats those like him.

In an attempt to create awareness about HIV and "to show what it is like to live with HIV-related stigma," Janne Antin, who is Finnish, stood on a crowded street with a little placard next to him. All it said was:



Meanwhile, a camera crew recorded the reaction bystanders had to Janne and his little sign.

The video shows Janne standing with his eyes shut and his arms stretched out, waiting for someone to respond to him. What follows next leaves him teary-eyed and completely overwhelmed.

Watch the video below to see what actually happens.

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