HIV IS NOT A CRIME DAY

Did you know that over 30 states in the US have laws that disproportionately penalize individuals based on their HIV positive status, often regardless of actual transmission risk. This stigma not only undermines science and public health efforts, it perpetuates violence against people living with HIV.

Today, we stand together to challenge the stigma, discrimination, and injustices faced by people living with HIV.

Modern medicine has transformed HIV into a manageable condition. Yet, stigma and outdated laws lag behind. It’s time to listen to science!

1. Join the SERO Project and others organizing around HIV decriminalization

2. Learn more about HIV stigma and serophobia, which engenders fear and inaction when people living HIV are harmed by criminal and medical surveillance.

3. Read poz writers who have been discussing the harm of criminalizing HIV positive people