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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Maggie is a 40-ish single mother of two. Like many women her age, she has survived a coupler of divorces and a few abusive relationships.

And like more and more women, Maggie (not her real name) has HIV - the precursor to AIDS.

"When AIDS first came out, everyone thought it was a gay man's disease and that whoever got it deserved it," she says, her voice raw with a cold. "Well, I'm not a gay man, I'm not an intravenous drug user, I'm not a hemophiliac and I have HIV."

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Elsie Paul regrets that too few of her people listened to the wisdom of the Elders about respecting one's self.

"Respect comes with love, caring and spirituality," she says. "If we respected ourselves, we wouldn't abuse ourselves the way we do."

Part of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton's All Nation HIV-AIDS workshop, Paul tied respect to the devastating effects of HIV and AIDS in the Native community.

"In this day and age where there is a lot of information and education about it,

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Elsie Paul regrets that too few of her people listened to the wisdom of the Elders about respecting one's self.

"Respect comes with love, caring and spirituality," she says. "If we respected ourselves, we wouldn't abuse ourselves the way we do."

Part of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton's All Nation HIV-AIDS workshop, Paul tied respect to the devastating effects of HIV and AIDS in the Native community.

"In this day and age where there is a lot of information and education about it,

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Elsie Paul regrets that too few of her people listened to the wisdom of the Elders about respecting one's self.

"Respect comes with love, caring and spirituality," she says. "If we respected ourselves, we wouldn't abuse ourselves the way we do."

Part of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton's All Nation HIV-AIDS workshop, Paul tied respect to the devastating effects of HIV and AIDS in the Native community.

"In this day and age where there is a lot of information and education about it,