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Translated from French with Deepl.com – For original article, please scroll down The French National Assembly has passed an amendment allowing gay & bisexual men to donate blood under the same conditions as heterosexual men. The measure is due to…

Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon ordered her team on Friday to review all prosecutions brought by the county under Michigan’s former felony law AIDS — Sexual Penetration with Uninformed Partner. The review found only two prosecutions. One case was dropped,…

HENDERSON, NV – Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak today signed into law landmark legislation to reform outdated Nevada laws that criminalized and stigmatized people living with HIV. Senate Bill (SB) 275 was introduced by Senator Dallas Harris, received bipartisan support in the Senate, and…

Translated with www.DeepL.com. For article in Spanish, please scroll down. The arrest in Mexico City of a man for allegedly hiding the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from his girlfriend sparked controversy on social networks and harsh criticism of the Mexico…

LGBTQ groups share mixed feelings on bills that passed, failed during the session It’s easy to measure Nevada’s success in passing legislation that enhances LGBTQ protections when compared to the wave of anti-LGBTQ bills, specifically anti-trans proposals, that have been…

Jeremy Merithew had a hook-up in 2012 that he will remember for the rest of his life. He met a man on the gay app Adam4Adam. The man came over for sex and left. The next day, a deputy from…

The Health Not Prisons Dispatch is a monthly bulletin highlighting recent developments relevant to criminalisation and policing of people living with HIV in the United States, along with upcoming events, relevant resources, and opportunities to get involved. The June edition…

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The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure decriminalizing the transmission of HIV. The measure has already passed the House and will need only a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to become law. House Bill 1063 would eliminate existing criminal…

The Interior Ministry proposes to rewrite Article 130 in the Criminal Code, which deals with deliberate exposure to a dangerous communicable disease. Now it mainly refers to HIV, but also mentions “other incurable infectious diseases. The new interpretation removes HIV…

(TRENTON) – Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle has introduced legislation to decriminalize the transmission of HIV under certain circumstances. Under current New Jersey law, it is a crime of the third degree if a person knows that he or she is…

Last week’s sentencing of a Wellington man for rape was legally significant for being New Zealand’s first successful prosecution for what is known as “stealthing”. Stealthing occurs when a condom is removed without consent during sexual intercourse. In these cases, a person…

Translated from Russian via Deepl.com. For original article, please scroll down. Fedot Tumusov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Health Committee, has sent for review to the Russian Government a draft law proposing to abolish mandatory deportation of foreigners…

The Missouri House overwhelmingly backed legislation Monday to ease access to drugs that can help prevent HIV infection, one of several measures lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates are backing in the Legislature this year. Rep. Phil Christofanelli, R-St. Peters, garnered…

Automated translation via Deepl.com – For original article in Russian, please scroll down. Representatives of the Regional Expert Group on the Health of Migrants in the EECA region called the current practice of deporting migrants with HIV in Russia not…

The February arrest of a Dayton man is highlighting Ohio’s laws on HIV criminalization and the need for reform. The 50-year-old Dayton resident faces charges of felony assault after police say he offered an undercover detective oral sex during a…

RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Governor Ralph Northam has finished taking action on legislation that passed during the special session of the General Assembly. According to a release, he signed several bills, including measures to ensure schools provide safe, in-person…

A central Pennsylvania lawmaker’s bill to potentially give prison time to anyone who intentionally spits on a cop is on its way to the state Senate. The state House voted 146-56 earlier this week to approve the bill sponsored by Rep. Louis Schmitt (R-Blair)…

Automatic Google translation, for original article in Russian, please scroll down. Author: Ekaterina Ivaschenko Russia is one of 19 countries in the world where HIV is the basis for deportation. In practice, when migrants find out about their positive status, they…

The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill to modernize the state’s HIV laws on Monday. The bipartisan show of support impressed HIV activists fighting for years to reform state laws that criminalize HIV. Senate Bill 164 won approval with a 50-2…

March 8, 2021 • By Trenton Straube Virginia’s governor is likely to sign a bill to update HIV crime laws, but AIDS advocates claim it doesn’t go far enough. State legislators in Virginia passed a bill that will update HIV crime laws, including those…

Imagine you are a transgender Black woman in Florida. You are already facing housing and workplace discrimination, gender-based violence and social and institutional racism. One of your few options for financial support is sex work, but you do not plan…

Bill would provide incentives to states to repeal laws that impose criminal penalties for alleged HIV exposure. The co-chairs of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus have introduced a bill to modernize laws regarding HIV and eliminate discrimination against people living with…

Legislation was introduced in Springfield today to end criminal penalties against people living with HIV (PLWH), which serve only to stigmatize and discriminate against PLWH. Current Illinois law makes legal behavior – like consensual sex – illegal, and adds harsh…