In a recent interview, Lee Thompson (aka “Uncle Poodle” from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo) claimed that he brought charges against his ex-boyfriend for infecting him with HIV, resulting in a five-year sentence. Todd Heywood casts doubt on Thompson’s story.
Influential blogger, Andrew Sullivan, highlights US anti-criminalisation advocacy in his Daily Beast column
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150 people on Tennessee’s sex offender registry for HIV-related conviction
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US: New study from the Williams Institute analyses data on HIV criminalization in Tennessee
Enforcement of HIV Criminalization in Tennessee
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Uganda: Final arguments in landmark case challenging HIV criminalisation law to be made within a week
Uganda Constitutional Court gives activists seven days to file final arguments in HIV criminalization suit
June 8, 2022
Uganda: Legal Environment Assessment recommends changes to the penal code to address HIV and sex work criminalisation, stigma, discrimination and gender-based violence
Ugandan Laws Constraining Fight against HIV/AIDS – Report
May 30, 2022
US: Indiana to undertake a review of its criminal code for laws concerning HIV
Laws criminalizing HIV to be reviewed by legislative interim study committee
May 25, 2022
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