On July 1, 2024, a new law went into effect in Tennessee that expands the offense of aggravated rape to include individuals who commit rape knowing that they are living with HIV. Neither the intent to transmit nor transmission is required for a conviction.
CHLP collaborates with advocates in Oklahoma to oppose a bill that would have criminalized thousands of Oklahomans living with sexually transmitted infections.
CHLP was named one of the 34 organizations selected to receive a total of $3 million in funding from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative as part of its 2024 Transformative Grant awards.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached an agreement with the Shelby County, Tennessee, District Attorney General’s Office under which the county will stop prosecuting people living with HIV using Tennessee’s aggravated prostitution law.
A coalition of local and national HIV, LGBTQ, and civil liberties advocates speak out against S7809, a bill to amend provisions of New York’s HIV testing law that would fundamentally change how patients in New York are notified about HIV testing by removing the provision for affirmative informed consent.
A new law in Tennessee removes aggravated prostitution as a registerable violent sexual offense, a significant victory for people living with HIV who have been convicted of aggravated prostitution, allowing them to petition for removal from the sex offense registry.
