Dee Borrego is a 30-year-old woman, who since being diagnosed with HIV at the age of 20 has been on the forefront national HIV/AIDS activism. For Visual AIDS, Borrego has written an essay in which she talks about the anger and frustration she had towards her ex upon learning about her status, and how she has come to learn that HIV Criminalization is wrong for everyone – especially people living with HIV. The essay is part of the Visual AIDS Play Smart program, an honest and straightforward approach to promote dialogue and action around harm reduction, HIV testing, PEP & PrEP, and other contemporary issues such as HIV Criminalization and No Condoms as Evidence. To learn more: Play Smart
Moving from potential complainant to anti-criminalisation advocate
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USA: New Williams Institute report analyses three decades of HIV criminalisation prosecutions in Michigan
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New Zealand: New Zealand’s HIV progress undermined by stigma and outdated laws
Experts warn stigma, outdated laws obstacles to ending HIV transmission
December 3, 2025

Canada: Advocates urge Liberals to honour the Trudeau government's commitment to reform HIV disclosure laws
Words aren’t enough: Canada must deliver on HIV criminal reform
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Uganda: Uganda faces a choice between scientific progress and harmful criminalisation
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Mexico: Baja California eliminates HIV Criminalisation from State Criminal Code
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