Sep 5 5:40 PM

Georgia campus HIV alert sparks backlash

A health educator conducts an HIV test on September 27, 2012 in Washington, DC (Getty/Chris Somodevilla).
2012 Getty Images

Georgia Southern University posted a campus alert on August 20, 2013, warning the community of "an attractive, well-kempt, well-dressed African American male" who they feared was "knowingly and intentionally infecting" his sexual partners with HIV. The post garnered criticism that it re-stigmatized the gay, Black, and HIV-positive communities, and was taken down without explanation.

Below, the original warning:

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