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Everyone is different.

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But how do you react when you see a person

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with an obvious disease? 

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Do you stay cool?

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Do you feel sorry for them?

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Do you make fun of them?

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Are you grossed out?

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Are you afraid of getting infected?

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It’s stigmatizing to treat others unkindly

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or disrespectfully 

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due to their appearance or their illness.

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This happens more often than you think... 

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It might have even happened to you,

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unintentionally.

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Now imagine you’re the girl 

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no one wants to sit next to.  

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Or imagine you’re the boy 

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who keeps hearing snide remarks. 

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You’re not contagious – 

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you’re just stuck in your own skin.

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This can make you sad or insecure – 

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and sometimes maybe even angry.

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How can one learn to accept one’s self, 

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when others don’t?

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And how can we manage to stop stigmatizing

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others just based on their appearance?

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There’s a lot you can do to avoid stigmatization!

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Simply being informed about diseases

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makes a difference.  

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Research, relating our own experiences,

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and talking about it all can help.

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For example, by finding out about illnesses,

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by discovering what’s behind the appearance

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and by listening to stigmatized people

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to understand them.

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Because: 

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Knowledge is the key to fighting prejudice.

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Striving for a togetherness 

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without stigmatization!

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We’re here to help.