Basic Legal Rights for HIV-Positive People
The Basics
 Sean Strub: HIV Is Not a Crime -- HIV Criminalization: A Blog Entry by Robert Breining (February 8, 2012)
"People with HIV who have been subjected to criminal prosecutions have only rarely been heard from and are typically portrayed in the media as, at best, reckless and, at worst, monstrous. ... 'HIV Is Not a Crime' will bring their stories to light"
From The Body
- Newly Diagnosed or Long-Term Survivor -- What Everyone Should Know About HIV and Their Rights (September/October 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Positive Justice Project Members Endorse REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act (September 23, 2011)
From Lambda Legal
 What if Your Food Server Was HIV Positive? A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (September 6, 2011)
Justin takes his video camera about town, asking folks on the street whether they'd discriminate against an HIV-positive food server -- and gives us an update on HIV/AIDS and employment rights.
From The Body
- Hospital Visitation Rights for Same-Sex Partners Now Required by Federal Rules (January 19, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sue the Bastards, That's What I Always Say: A Blog Entry by Ed Perlmutter (November 24, 2010)
"I know that we live in a litigious society but I am not a litigious person. Filing a lawsuit ... never once crossed my mind as a practical means to move HIV testing full-speed into the 21st century."
From The Body
- Building a Bridge From Vienna to Orlando: The International AIDS Conference Theme "Rights Here, Right Now," Continues on to the U.S. Conference on AIDS (September 22, 2010)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- American Bar Association Journal Highlights HIV/AIDS and Human Rights (August 6, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Discriminatory Laws Contribute to Spread of HIV/AIDS -- Report (July 26, 2010)
In Legal Brief Today
- Human Rights as a Conscious Achievement: Prevention Justician Waheedah Shabazz-El Closes Out AIDS 2010 (July 23, 2010)
From HIV Prevention Justice Alliance
- "Decriminalization Works, Criminalization Doesn't": Leadership Panel (July 23, 2010)
From UNAIDS
- What Have You Done for HIV/AIDS Lately? The Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in Advancing the AIDS Response (July 20, 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Integrating Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV: Lessons From the Field (July 20, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Law Reform in the Context of HIV: Are Human Rights Protected or Compromised? (July 19, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law: "Addressing Punitive Laws and Human Rights Violations Blocking Effective AIDS Responses" (June 24, 2010)
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From UNAIDS and UNDP
- Rumor Control: Is It True That People With HIV/AIDS Can't Get a Mortgage? A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (May 9, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Increasing Access to Health Care for People Living With HIV: We Need Your Help: A Blog Entry From Positive Policy (March 23, 2010)
From The Body
- Privacy of HIVers' Medical Records Must Be Respected, New York Court Affirms (September 23, 2009)
From The Body
- Human Rights: When Officials Get Serious About HIV Prevention, This is Where They'll Start : A Blog Entry by Catherine Hanssens, Esq. (August 31, 2009)
From The Body
- HIV Status Not Grounds for Denying People Professional Licenses, Federal Officials Say (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (March 20, 2009)
Text of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended.
From U.S. Department of Justice
- 15 Presidential Steps for HIV Rights (December 4, 2008)
From Lambda Legal
- HIV & the Law: ADA
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- This Month in HIV: Sex, Privacy and the Law When You're HIV-Positive (October 2007)
An interview With Catherine Hanssens, Esq., Executive Director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy.
In This Month in HIV, from The Body
- HIV & Your Civil Rights -- Poster (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
- HIV & Your Civil Rights Brochure (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
- HIV & Your Civil Rights Report (May 8, 2006)
From American Civil Liberties Union
- HIV Testing Requirements for Entry Into Foreign Countries (March 2006)
From U.S. Department of State
- HIV & Civil Rights (November 13, 2003)
A report from the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic detailing the civil rights and civil liberties issues facing people living with HIV/AIDS.
From American Civil Liberties Union
- The Denver Principles: A Foundation of HIV/AIDS Rights (November/December 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Government Access to Personal Medical Information (May 30, 2003)
From American Civil Liberties Union
- South Dakota Senate Committee Approves Bill Allowing Health Department to Release Confidential HIV Records (March 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A judge's order is now all prosecutors need to obtain a South Dakotan's HIV records.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
- Americans With Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers (May 2002)
From U.S. Department of Justice
- ADA in Action: A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (May 2002)
To read PDF, click here.
From Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Information Center
- Diagnostic Disconnect: How Doctors and Lawyers See Medical Charts Differently (April/May 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- AIDS and Civil Liberties (February 28, 2002)
A briefing paper.
From American Civil Liberties Union
- Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century: The Law and HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
- Statement by UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot to the International Coordinating Committee Meeting of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (April 18-20, 2001)
From UNAIDS
- HIV-Positive Woman Teaches Vocational School a Lesson (April 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- What "To Do" About AIDS: Public Policy Priorities for Combating a Preventable Epidemic (February 12, 2001)
From Lambda Legal
- It Pays to Know Your Tenant Rights (February 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- HIV Rights for Teens (September/October 2000)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- How Do You Keep Private Private? (September 2000)
[Archived Article]
The Confidentiality of HIV Medical Records -- Part II: Special Populations.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Discrimination & HIV (December 1, 1999)
A fact sheet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
- Charges Dropped in Sex Sting; Protecting Yourself Online (July 16, 1999)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Some Dentists Are Paying the Price for Refusing to Treat People With HIV (April 1999)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Fact Sheet: Worldwide Antidiscrimination Laws and Policies Based on Sexual Orientation (December 1998/January 1999)
To read PDF, click here.
In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- HIV Is a Disability! Court Protects HIV-Positive People (July 1998)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Stand Together Against Violence (June 1998)
By the New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times (February 1998)
[Archived Article]
A five-part series.
In A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times, from Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
- Double Discrimination: Women with HIV/AIDS (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Ethics, Public (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Overview: Policy and Law (1998)
[Archived Article]
In The Encyclopedia of AIDS
- Review of HIV, AIDS and the Law: A Guide to Our Rights and Challenges (September 1996)
[Archived Article]
By Mark S. Senak, JD, reviewed by Rodger McFarlane.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Looking to Adopt? Call a Lawyer First (May 1996)
[Archived Article]
From Lambda Legal
- Another Round in the Battle: The Rights of HIV-Positive Health Care Providers (Winter 1995)
[Archived Article]
In The Lambda Update, from Lambda Legal
- An Ounce of Prevention? (Fall 1995)
[Archived Article]
On commercial sex establishments.
From Lambda Legal
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