CHLP fights stigma and discrimination at the intersection of HIV, race, health status, disability, class, sexuality and gender identity and expression, with a focus on criminal and public health systems. As part of this work, we support movement building that amplifies the power of individuals and communities to mobilize for change rooted in racial, gender and economic justice. We do this through legal advocacy, high-impact policy initiatives, and creation of cross-issue partnerships, networks, and resources.

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  1. Homophobia and HIV Among Gay and Bisexual men in the U.S., Sean Cahill, Gay Men's Health Crisis (2009)

    This slide presentation demonstrates the need for HIV prevention efforts to fight homophobia and stigma as a contributing factor to rising HIV rates among gay and bisexual American men. It details the rising rates of HIV and syphilis among men who have se ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 4/10/2018 5:57pm

  2. Pathways to HIV Risk and Vulnerability Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Methamphetamine Users: a Multi-Cohort Gender-Based Analysis, Brandon D.L. Marshall et al., BMC Public Health (2011)

    Using data from three ongoing cohort studies of drug users in Vancouver, Canada, this article relies on a "risk environment" framework—the theory that external factors intersect to produce and reproduce HIV risk and other drug-related harms—to e ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 12/12/2018 4:26pm

  3. When "No" Means "Yes" and "Yes" Means Harm: HIV Risk, Consent and Sadomasochism Case Law, Annette Houlihan, Law & Sexuality: A Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Legal Issues (2011)

    This article discusses the criminalization in England of same-sex, sadomasochistic (s and m) behavior. The author also explores how violence and HIV are readily associated with homosexual, but not heterosexual, s and m behavior, as well as the court' ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/28/2017 12:46pm

  4. Doe, et al. v. Jindal, et al., No. 11-388 (E.D. La. Mar. 29, 2012)

    This is an order by the United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana granting the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs claimed mandatory sex offender registration under the harsher of Louisiana's two solicitati ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 6/28/2017 12:20pm

  5. Macy v. Holder, Appeal No. 0120120821 (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Apr. 20, 2012)

    The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued this decision on a discrimination complaint filed with the agency by a transgender woman who claimed that she was denied a job at a crime lab on the basis of her gender identity. The ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 1/6/2018 10:49am

  6. Kentucky Retirement Systems v. Parker, No. 2011-CA-000329-MR (Ky. App., Apr. 27, 2012)

    This is a decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals affirming the circuit court's decision in favor of an HIV-positive employee denied disability retirement benefits. The denial was based in part on the employer deeming the employee's HIV a pre- ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 1/6/2018 10:13am

  7. Sexual Prejudice: Understanding Homophobia and Heterosexism, Dr. Gregory Herek, University of California, Davis

    Psychologist Gregory Herek, a professor at the University of California, Davis, provides definitions and explanations of various ideas and terms related to homophobia and heterosexism, as well as links to several of his articles on the topic. His site als ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  8. Sexual Health, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States, Richard J. Wolitski and Kevin A. Fenton, AIDS and Behavior (2011)

    The paper reviews the current status of HIV and STIs among men who have sex with men (MSM) and argues that a sexual health approach towards MSM relationships may increase understanding of MSM's sexual behavior, reduce HIV and STI infections, and impr ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 5/8/2013 1:46pm

  9. Nondisclosure Prosecutions and HIV Prevention: Results From an Ottawa-Based Gay Men’s Sex Survey, Patrick O’Byrne, Alyssa Bryan, Cory Woodyatt, Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (2012)

    This study examines the validity of the Supreme Court of Canada's claim that criminal prosecution of nondisclosure of HIV status would not undermine HIV prevention. In fact, the study found that "nondisclosure prosecutions likely undermine HIV p ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/8/2013 5:30pm

  10. Only Your Calamity: The Beginnings of Activism by and for People with AIDS, Joe Wright, MD, American Journal of Public Health (2013)

    This journal article discusses the origins and progression of HIV/AIDS activism in the United States in the 1980s. The author explains how the stigma and the phenomenon of "social death" (in which people are considered "as good as dead" ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm

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