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ACTION CAMPAIGN: Condemn the criminalization of HIV
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Analysis: The re-criminalization of queer sex

When governments commit to prevention and education campaigns, and when people commit to open discussion about risks and realities, HIV transmission rates drop drastically and stigma and discrimination ebbs. But over the last few years, even as our understanding of the pathology of the epidemic and the virus itself grows, the media has moved to more sensational and simplistic coverage in an effort to attract the largest possible audience. Therapies have prolonged lives, leading people to believe HIV is not the serious problem it once was. Governments have changed priorities, and Canadians and queer people have failed to adjust their attitudes to keep pace with the changing times.

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Several men have been convicted of aggravated sexual assault and even murder for failing to disclose that they're HIV positive. The transmission of no other pathogen is criminalized. HIV stands alone.
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