Discrimination Against People With HIV Is Illegal. Here's What to Do if It Happens to You
If you've been the target of HIV-related discrimination, know you are not alone. There are laws to protect you, and people and organizations prepared to help. Understand your rights and use these tips to take action.
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Trump May Be Gone, but the HIV Criminalization Fight Goes On
There’s still work to do, even under a more progressive administration.
Some Zimbabwean Health Care Workers are Violating the Privacy of People With HIV
Data leaks can lead to missed medications, illness, HIV drug resistance, and even worse stigma against people living with HIV.
These Meme Accounts May Be Contributing to COVID Stigma and Public Health Misinformation
Whether it's GaysOverCOVID or LA Basics, what are the public-health implications of anonymously run Instagram accounts, with the ability to reach tens of thousands of people with each post, that have taken a hardline stance on complex topics?
Everyone’s Talking About Racism, Medical Mistrust, and COVID-19. Where Do We Go From Here?
If we’re to address the lack of trust within Black communities and carve out a path forward, the health care system and its stakeholders first will need to reckon with both its racist past and present.
I’m a COVID-19 Long-Hauler, HIV Activist, and Artist. Here’s How I Navigated 2020
“I don’t know what healthy looks like anymore,” says Pato Hebert. “I know what I thought it was. I have fantasies of what it could be.”
Oregon Just Became the First State to Decriminalize Small Amounts of Hard Drugs Like Heroin and Meth. Will Other States Follow?
Measure 110 passed comfortably, signaling widespread (if not total) agreement that treatment, not arrest, is the way to solve the state’s drug-use crisis.
How Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Could Affect Queer Americans
The new Supreme Court justice’s extreme right-wing views could affect health care access in many ways, from reproductive health care to funding for HIV prevention.
Trump’s Leaving, But Health Care Challenges Remain. Where Do We Go From Here?
We checked in with some top advocates about why (and how) the HIV community must continue to mobilize in the face of an undecided Senate majority and an uncertain future for health care in the U.S.
The Nigerian Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad Is Also a Danger to Nigerians With HIV
This violent police unit has allegedly killed tens of thousands of Nigerians, tortured LGBTQ people, and stolen from its victims. And under lockdown, it’s been keeping people from their HIV meds.
Amy Coney Barrett Is a Threat to the Affordable Care Act—and the Transgender and Disabled People Who Depend on It
A six-to-three conservative majority on the Supreme Court—now including Justice Barrett—could repeal the law in its entirety.