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. Recent Trauma is Associated with Antiretroviral Failure and HIV Transmission Risk Behavior Among HIV-Positive Women and Female-Identified Transgenders; E. L. Machtinger, J. E. Haberer, T. C. Wilson, D. S. Weiss; AIDS Behavior (2012)

    In this research study, the authors examined the relationship between recent experiences of trauma, antiretroviral (ART) failure, and HIV transmission risk behavior among self-identified women in a clinical prevention-with-positives program in San Francis ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/8/2013 5:33pm

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. HIV Treatment Optimism and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among HIV Positive African American Men Who Have Sex With Men, John L. Peterson et al., AIDS Education and Prevention (2012)

    This study examines the association between HIV positive African American men who have sex with men's (MSM) optimism about their HIV status and their sexual risk behavior. Researchers found that participants who believed their treatment lowered the r ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 3/24/2014 12:30pm

  6. Resilience, Syndemic Factors, and Serosorting Behaviors Among HIV Positive and HIV Negative Substance-Using MSM, Steven P. Kurtz, Mance E. Buttram, Hilary L. Surratt, and Ronald D. Stall, AIDS Education and Prevention (2012)

    This study examined serosorting behavior of substance-using men who have sex with men (MSM) in southern Florida who reported recent unprotected anal intercourse, and compared the behavior of those living with HIV with those without HIV. The study found th ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 10/8/2013 1:44pm

  7. Condoms as Evidence of Prostitution in the United States and the Criminalization of Sex Work; Margaret Wurth, Rebecca Schleifer, Megan McLemore, Katherine Todrys, and Joseph Amon; Journal of the International AIDS Society (May 2013)

    This article advocates for the decriminalization of sex work and examines the effects of the practice by police of using condom possession as evidence of prostitution-related offenses. The authors found that this police practice can diminish condom use am ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 1/28/2014 2:20pm

  8. A Place of Respect: A Guide for Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Youth, Jody Marksamer- National Center for Lesbian Rights (2011)

    This training guide is designed to enhance the capacity of group care facilities to provide comprehensive, respectful, and supportive services to transgender and gender non-conforming youth. The author discusses the social, psychological, and physical hea ...

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

  9. LGBT-Inclusive Sex Education Means Healthier Youth and Safer Schools; Hannah Slater; Center for American Progress (2013)

    This article provides the rationale and supporting evidence for comprehensive, LGBT-inclusive sexual education, specifically advocating for the passage of the Real Education for Healthy Youth Act introduced in 2013 by Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) an ...

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

  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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