I'd read last year that he'd moved closer to rural Milledgeville, GA, with his husband and to be closer to family. Then in late 2012, I read a Facebook post that Thompson was now single. Now I'm reading that Thompson was infected by his boyfriend -- presumably the same man as his husband -- in mid-2012. Not only that, but the now-ex-boyfriend had known he was HIV-positive, reportedly didn't treat his health condition, and didn't reveal his HIV status to Thompson. At the advise of other, Thompson pressed charges and now the ex-boyfriend is serving five years in prison:
I was adamant about getting my HIV status checked on a regular basis. On March 16, 2012, I tested negative. Then, in May of 2012 my test results came back positive. I knew it had been my boyfriend who infected me. I later learned he had been HIV positive and was not taking medication and had not bothered to tell me about it. I was advised that I should press charges and, hesitantly, I did. It was the right thing to do...The moral of this story is to assume that your sex partner is positive for HIV, AIDS, and pretty much any other sexual transmitted disease until you know for a fact otherwise. And even then, protect yourself from possible infection by using barriers like condoms and refraining from higher-risk sexual practices and scenarios.
(My ex) is serving a 5-year sentence. I would have been cool with his HIV status if he had been honest. I don’t have an issue with the disease. I would have known how to protect myself.
The article goes into Uncle Poodle coming out story -- which was fairly positive -- and about his plans to continue contributing to anti-bullying education campaigns.
Uncle Poodle notes that he wants to get his own television show and to highlight what it is like to be gay in the south. "I think I have a good story to tell." I had heard rumors that one or two of Honey Boo Boo's older sisters were being considered for their own reality TV show. I don't know if I'd watch that show, but I'd love to watch an "Uncle Poodle" program!