Meet the drag queen who turned her HIV diagnosis into an opportunity for activism

Daisy Puller (Image: Provided) What was your first reaction after you were diagnosed with HIV?

After my diagnosis, I decided to go home to Australia to tell my family – I called it “delivering the good news” to each family member, one by one. My brother, who’s five years older, was particularly shocked. When I told him, he looked bereft. All the color drained from his face – and considering he’s Australian, he was pretty pale to start with. His first question was, “Are you here to tell me that you’re going to die?”

How did you respond?

I immediately told him, “No, no, no, no, no – have you not been listening to me?” I had just explained U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable) and how modern medication works, but he

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