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HIV criminalization

    • Florida man charged with “criminal transmission of HIV” after he spit on a paramedic
      News (USA)

      Florida man charged with “criminal transmission of HIV” after he spit on a paramedic

      HIV cannot be transmitted through saliva and the paramedic was wearing a mask. But Florida law on HIV still allows him to be prosecuted.

      Friday, July 17, 2020
    • Employee fired for publishing man’s name & HIV status in misleading report
      News (USA)

      Employee fired for publishing man’s name & HIV status in misleading report

      CBS published (then deleted) an article that made it seem that HIV could be spread through saliva. Even worse – the police officers that supplied the info are still promoting that as fact.

      Sunday, January 12, 2020
    • Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran is retiring. Here’s why we won’t miss him.
      News (USA)

      Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran is retiring. Here’s why we won’t miss him.

      He earned the nickname “Gentleman Thad” for his Southern ways, but he was less than honorable to the LGBT community.

      Tuesday, March 6, 2018
    • Gay man found guilty of purposefully infecting others with HIV in landmark British trial
      News (World)

      Gay man found guilty of purposefully infecting others with HIV in landmark British trial

      The man would use sabotaged condoms in order to infect his partners – and then he would taunt them about it over text message.

      Thursday, November 16, 2017
    • California just dramatically lowered the punishment for willfully exposing someone to HIV
      News (USA)

      California just dramatically lowered the punishment for willfully exposing someone to HIV

      The crime could have landed you eight years in prison; now it’s a maximum of six months. So why did it change?

      Monday, October 9, 2017
    • Is California about to repeal their HIV criminalization law?
      News (USA)

      Is California about to repeal their HIV criminalization law?

      A new bill would make it a misdemeanor instead of a felony to intentionally expose someone to HIV.

      Thursday, March 9, 2017
    • Why has Russia started a registry of HIV-positive people?
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      Why has Russia started a registry of HIV-positive people?

      Russia’s HIV rate is higher than any in Europe, and one of the highest in the world, but it’s overwhelmingly because of heterosexuals and IV drug users.

      Wednesday, January 4, 2017
    • Appeals orders new trial for gay Missouri man convicted under archaic HIV law
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      Appeals orders new trial for gay Missouri man convicted under archaic HIV law

      The panel ruled that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting excerpted recordings of phone calls Johnson made while jailed.

      Wednesday, December 21, 2016
    • Hillary Clinton: HIV is not a crime
      News (USA)

      Hillary Clinton: HIV is not a crime

      Clinton stressed the need to reform laws that criminalize HIV and have sent people to jail based on old or junk science.

      Thursday, May 19, 2016
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