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People at risk of arrest and prosecution based on their HIV status should be familiar with CHLP's Positive Justice Project HIV Criminalization Fact Sheet, according to a feature in Poz Magazine.

NTN24 featured in-depth analysis from CHLP Legal Director Iván Espinoza-Madrigal on the impact of sequestration and Congressional budget cuts on the movement for HIV equality, particularly for people of color and immigrants. This programming, aired on July 23, 2013, across the United States and Latin America, will be in Spanish.

HHS Gets Serious, and California surgeon loses federal funding for refusing to treat person with HIV.

CHLP is co-sponsoring a New York City Mayoral Candidate Forum on HIV.

U.S. Attorney General should initiate a review of federal and state laws, policies, and regulations regarding criminal and related civil commitment cases involving people living with HIV.

The Door's annual youth conference will feature CHLP-led sessions on sexual health care for youth in out-of-home care and HIV criminalization. 

Immigration court's ruling that HIV+ Detainee is a "Danger to the Community" Defies Current Science

Criminalizing HIV is an ineffective misuse of law according to an article featured in the Body.  As noted in the article, CHLP's REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act Outreach Toolkit can help advocates to effectively engage state representatives.

The Innocence Project hosted a discussion on the rights of LGBT and HIV-affected people at the intersection of immigration and criminal justice systems. As part of this discussion, CHLP addressed the additional negative impact of HIV-specific criminal laws on immigration protection and relief. 

The LGBT community inherited an inspiring legacy of courage and activism from Stonewall. This is the spirit that empowered HIV activists during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, and continues to inspire new generations of leaders fighting for LGBT and HIV equality today. The LGBT community has come a long way since 1969, but more work remains to end stop-and-frisk, condom confiscation, and HIV criminalization.