article_snippet.sent: Dr. Peter Anthony Leone, medical director of the North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention and Control Branch told The Washington Post that the stigmatization of the virus was fueled by conservatives after the 'free love era.'
article_snippet.sent: Leone said that the sex scare campaign was both emotionally traumatizing and also gave false information about the virus.
article_snippet.sent: A study in the Journal of Health Psychology conducted in 2011 found several survey respondents with STIs reported feelings like 'less of a person.'
article_snippet.sent: The way you remove stigma is by bringing something to light,' a person said. '
article_snippet.sent: We need a push coming at the federal level to talk about sex in terms of health and move away from the disease model.
article_snippet.sent: Sex should be seen as part of being an adult, a healthy thing you can do and just part of your routine healthcare.'