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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Untold Story of a Mad Black Man
Don't Ask Don't Tell The Untold Story of a Mad Black Man Author:Keith Montgomery Bert only wanted to be as successful as he could be. He could not change his past; he could not change how people judged him or the circumstances surrounding him. The only thing he could do is play the cards he had been dealt. After growing up in a very unstable family that was hostile and abusing, after everyone gave up on him, he decided not t... more »o give up on himself, despite the situations he may have gotten himself caught up in.
He had the American Dream to have a wife, the house, and the kids, but he did not know what his sexual encounters would make him become. He dared not ask, and he dared not tell anyone his experiences until now. Just when Bert thought he was going to rise to the occasion, he was infected with HIV. It became devastating for him to deal with it, but he becomes determined to overcome the adversities or the stigma of HIV. Relationship after relationship becomes another notch for him to deal with. Just when he thought, Ah, this may be it. I can settle down, the relationship fizzled out. They are over before they start.
This self-destructive behavior takes him on a ride from east to west, only to end up nowhere again. There are about forty million people living with the HIV/AIDS virus. The silence is the killer and not the disease. The silence within the groups has become self-destructive and nonproductive.« less