Over the past few years I have had the opportunity of people telling me about their HIV diagnosis. This is possibly based on the fact that as an HIV positive person, I have been very open about my infection. However this was not something that happened over night.
A gay African man in the UK writes about the development of his thoughts about the appropriateness of using the criminal law to punish people living with HIV
News curated from other sources

Senegal: New bill further criminalises LGBT people as well as advocacy and funding with major implications for civil society
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New Zealand: Government backs U=U, opening door to reform of HIV non-disclosure laws
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa welcomes the Government’s decision on U=U
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Senegal: Following recent arrests, the National AIDS council calls for an approach based on science and human rights
The CNLS warns against judicial and social excesses
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US: Ryan White’s mother calls for HIV law reform in Indiana
Decades after Ryan White, Indiana still criminalizes HIV
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US: New Williams Institute analysis shows HIV criminalization disproportionately targets Black communities
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