Boasting about a negative status dismisses the diverse stories of people with STIs, insinuating that we deserve what we got, that we made a mistake, and that we are something to not be proud of. In reality, nobody is immune to the risk of STIs, because condoms aren’t full-proof and neither is testing. Because information and services are not equally accessible to all. Because dishonest partners and sexual assault are real — as are trustworthy, beautiful, STI-positive people who we deem worth the chance.