Lying About Hiv

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lying about HIV status

Hi,What can be done from a legal point of view if someone is lying about their HIV status and then you get infected by having sex with that person. I have the emails of that persons saying he's HIV- but that was a lie and unfortunatly destroied...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

I am not a lawyer. THis is not legal advice, okay? If you're determined to do so, you can pursue a legal case against this person for "infecting you." In all states now, infecting someone else with HIV has been criminalized. But be... Read more »

Is it illegal to lie about being HIV positive?

My boyfriend of 9 months just informed me that he has been HIV positive for 6 years and his CD4... Read more »

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. »

Repeated lies from HIV+ partner

My partner first told me he had Hepatitis; weeks later he admitted HIV+ status. He told me his... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

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What's Goin' On: Sex, Lies and HIV -- Truth Hurts

I hadn't had sex with a woman in several years. I was attracted to Angela (not her real name) the first time that I saw her and she knew it. But at first, neither of us entertained it. We would flirt with each other from time to time. We would write... Read more »

Illinois Appellate Court Reverses $2 Million Award to HIV-Positive Woman Who Sued Fiance's Parents for Allegedly Lying About Son's HIV Status

An Illinois appellate court on Friday reversed a $2 million award to an HIV-positive woman who sued the parents of her now-deceased fiance for allegedly lying about their son's HIV status, the Chicago Sun-Times reports (Patterson, Chicago... Read more »

Illinois Jury Awards $2M to HIV-Positive Woman Who Sued Fiance's Parents for Allegedly Lying About Son's HIV Status

A Cook County, Ill., jury on Tuesday awarded $2 million to an HIV-positive woman who sued the parents of her now-deceased fiance for allegedly lying about their son's HIV status, the Chicago Tribune reports. The woman, known in court documents... Read more »

What Lies Ahead: Trends in HIV Treatment and Care

2012 promises a number of changes and advances in the way we treat and prevent HIV infection. There is growing enthusiasm for widespread use of antiretroviral therapy (ART), regardless of CD4 count, both for treatment and prevention. New drugs and... Read more »

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Lying about being HIV pos

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I would like some discussion on lying about being HIV pos. I really think this is an ethical delimma. I guess I am going to ask the forbiden question. Has anyone, knowing full well they are HIV pos, engaged in unprotective sex? Or, when asked... Read more »

Racists lies and HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I don't really care who says what about hiv and where ir came from and how its "transmitted". First of all to say that AIDS came from Africa is a racists lie. To say that or imply that African's screwed monkeys to get HIV is a racsist lie. To say... Read more »

Man who spreads lies about HIV origins

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Here's one crazy man who's spreading lies about HIV, particularly in the black community: http://www.all-natural.com/horo-3.html

I guess it's easier to believe in these theories than the fact that HIV spread from chimps to humans and throughout the... Read more »

Lying about HIV status consequences?

Posted by John_Ortiz, 1 Reply

11 months ago I was cruising online and found this semi-attractive guy who claimed he was a bottom. I ended up meeting with this guy and asked him if he had any condoms with him, but he said no and I asked him if he was DDF and HIV- and he said yes... Read more »

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