HIV/AIDS-Related Discrimination Cases
 Remembering Ryan White and Thoughts on Milton Hershey School: A Video Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (December 7, 2011)
"As a person who talks to young people all the time, so many young people are having unprotected sex. And if they think that HIV is not going to affect them because they are not letting this kid go to their school, THEY ARE WRONG!"
From The Well Project
 HIV-Positive 13-Year-Old Honor Student DENIED Education by Milton Hershey School: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (December 6, 2011)
"A teenager with HIV is NOT a threat to anyone. How dare the Milton School in this day and age do something so damn ignorant? ... McNamara knows very well that HIV is not transmitted through everyday behavior ..."
From TheBody.com
 Demand Hershey Trust Co. (Owners of Hershey Company) Reverse Decision on HIV+ Student and Dismiss School Officials: A Blog Entry by Kevin Maloney (December 2, 2011)
"I cannot believe the ignorance surrounding this story, and why the parents of these children of the school are not in support of this boy?!? Have we really fallen back 20+ years on AIDS education and awareness?"
From TheBody.com
 HIV-Positive Teacher Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Chicago School System (October 7, 2011)
From TheBody.com
 Whatever Happened to the HIV-Positive Man Who Sued Cirque du Soleil and Won? (September 29, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- HIV-Positive Man Sues Atlanta Police Department for Employment Discrimination (September 21, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- New Hampshire Town Sued for Discrimination Over HIV/AIDS (July 27, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- It Is a Civil Right to Live Free From Discrimination on the Basis of HIV/AIDS Status (May 4, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- Massachusetts: HIV-Positive Man Can Keep Emotional Support Dog (April 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.S. Tells States to Protect Rights of People With AIDS (March 31, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Department of Justice Settles with Cosmetology School in Puerto Rico on Allegations of HIV Discrimination (February 9, 2011)
From AIDS.gov
- India High Court Rules HIV Job Discrimination Illegal (January 5, 2011)
From Express News Service
- Discrimination and HIV (December 2010)
From The Well Project
- White House Invites HIV-Positive Retiree Who Was Evicted from Assisted Living to Attend Meeting (October 25, 2010)
"We are encouraged that the administration is addressing the issue of HIV/AIDS and aging."
From Lambda Legal
- Lambda Legal and HIV-Positive Retiree Settle Lawsuit Against North Little Rock Assisted Living Facility (September 1, 2010)
"The days are long over when a person could hide behind ignorance about HIV as an excuse to throw someone out on the street."
From Lambda Legal
- Federal Court Allows Lambda Legal and ARCW to Proceed to Trial on Behalf of HIV Positive Woman Denied Surgery (July 23, 2010)
From Lambda Legal
- Lambda Legal Releases Health Care Discrimination Survey Results; More Than Half of LGBT and HIV Positive Respondents Report Discrimination (February 4, 2010)
"The results of this survey should shock the conscience of this nation. No one should be turned away or face discrimination when they are sick or seeking medical care."
From Lambda Legal
- Federal Judge: Rockland, N.Y., Camp Illegally Turned Away Boy With HIV (February 3, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lambda Legal Calls for Action in Observance of World AIDS Day (November 30, 2009)
From Lambda Legal
- American Express: Do More ... Unless You Have HIV? (November 8, 2009)
A former American Express employee is suing the company after allegedly being fired for having HIV.
In The New York Post
- HIVer Collects $10 Million From Insurance Company in Discrimination Case (September 23, 2009)
In The Huffington Post
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