Gareth Thomas: A journalist told my parents I was HIV positive
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This week former Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas revealed he was HIV positive, saying he wanted to \\u2018break the stigma\\u2019 around it. However he said he wouldn\\u2019t have done it, if a tabloid had not made threats to publish the information. In an emotional interview with 5 Live Breakfast presenter Nicky Campbell, Thomas criticised the fact a reporter approached his parents before the family had discussed it properly.
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