New Legislation Shines Light on the Criminalization of HIV
Spit as a deadly weapon? As crazy as it sounds, in some states that is the reality that people living with HIV face. On Friday afternoon, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) introduced legislation in Congress that will bring some much needed attention to th...
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Attica 40 Years Later: Much Progress, But Much Still Left to Do
On September 9, 1971, in response to brutal living conditions and oppressive policies, prisoners rose up and took control of New York's Attica prison. The prisoners held more than 30 prison staff hostage, taking care to protect them from additional...
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Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men Under Review by HHS
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided an important status update about ongoing research studies examining the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have ever had sex with other men since 1977. Gay and bi...