Charlie Sheen, Freddie Mercury, and Magic Johnson are among the many public figures who have come forward about their status.
, basketball legend Magic Johnson dropped made an earth-shattering announcement: He was retiring from the Lakers because he was HIV positive. It was a time when not many public figures came forward about having HIV, especially those not thought to use drugs or be in openly gay relationships. But on that day of his announcement, Johnson assured the world that he did not have AIDs—nor did his wife have HIV or AIDs.
, and that he did. More than 20 years later, Johnson works as a successful sports commentator and former Lakers executive.When Olympic diver Greg Louganis was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, he thought it was a death sentence."It was six months prior to the Olympic Games, and I was like, 'Well, I'm going to pack my bags and go home and lock myself in my house and wait to die,'" he told ESPN.com.
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