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Man appeals sex offender conviction in HIV notification law
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man with HIV sentenced to 25 years in prison for not telling a sex partner that he carried the virus appealed to the Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday.
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McConaughey earns accolades for portrayal of HIV+ homophobic rodeo cowboy
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival greeted Matthew McConaughey with a rousing standing ovation for his performance in “Dallas Buyers Club.”
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Mo. man charged with spreading HIV claims 300 sexual partners
DEXTER, Mo. — A Missouri man who told authorities he had sexual contact with as many 300 people since being diagnosed with HIV pleaded not guilty on Thursday to infecting another man with the virus, and prosecutors said more charges are expected.
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Hillary Clinton’s support of LGBT rights earns her Elton John foundation honor
NEW YORK — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s support of gay rights has earned her a special honor from the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
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The ‘Gay AIDS Ring’ video Pat Robertson and CBN don’t want you to see
The Christian Broadcasting Network has embarked on a total and frankly embarrassing cover-up of Pat Robertson’s statement yesterday that gay people in San Francisco try to cut people’s fingers with special rings in order to infect them with AIDS. – See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/gay-aids-ring-video-pat-robertson-doesnt-want-you-see#sthash.VVf9jhhg.dpuf
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Robertson: Gays deliberately spread AIDS by cutting people with special rings
Tuesday on the “700 Club,” Pat Robertson told co-host Terry Meeuwsen that gay men in cities like San Francisco attempt to spread HIV/AIDS to others by cutting them with a special ring when shaking hands.
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Minn. Supreme Court sides with HIV+ man who claimed he had consensual sex
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a prosecutor’s effort to reinstate the conviction of an HIV-positive man accused of passing the virus to another man, ruling Wednesday that the statute under which he was convicted was ambiguous.
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AIDS activist Sean Sasser dies
AIDS activist and educator Sean Sasser has died, according to an announcement Wednesday evening by longtime friends.
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Va. man sentenced to nine years in prison for AIDS-related fraud scheme
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man who claimed he was developing a groundbreaking treatment for AIDS was sentenced to nine years in prison Wednesday for spending investors’ money on personal expenses rather than the research and human trials he promised.
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Two stem cell patients stop HIV drugs, show no detectable sign of virus
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Two HIV-positive patients in the United States who underwent bone marrow transplants for cancer have stopped anti-retroviral therapy and still show no detectable sign of the HIV virus, researchers said Wednesday.