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Gay man refused tattoo because he's HIV-positive

PinkNewsGay man refused tattoo because he's HIV-positivePinkNewsA gay man says he was refused service at one of the UK's biggest tattoo studios – because he is HIV-positive. George Westwood, a 19-year-old Sociology student at the University of Birmingham had gone to the Vida Loca studio in Bolton, Greater ...

Published
30 May 2018
From
PinkNews
Experiences of stigma
When I admitted I was HIV positive, my fellow academics excluded me

After disclosing my diagnosis, colleagues called me ‘reckless’ and cut off contact. I felt stigmatised and alone

Published
25 May 2018
From
The Guardian
Experiences of stigma
HIV stigma – the end is nowhere in sight

Dr Yusef Azad spoke compellingly at the Hippocratic Post debate, the end of HIV?, on the issues of stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV.

Published
15 May 2018
From
The Hippocratic Post
Experiences of stigma
Fifth of Scots think HIV is spread by kissing

HIV Scotland said this shows that public knowledge continues to include many myths and misconceptions that contribute to the ongoing stigma faced by people living with HIV.

Published
08 May 2018
From
The Scotsman
HIV and criminal law
Misinformation is the real culprit in British Columbia HIV case

Police and media left out key details of HIV non-disclosure charges: the defendant had a suppressed viral load and couldn’t transmit the virus to anyone.

Published
08 May 2018
From
Xtra
HIV and criminal law
B.C. man accused of failing to disclose HIV-positive status says police launched ‘smear campaign’

The Abbotsford man who was accused of having unprotected sex with multiple women and not disclosing his HIV-positive status said the charges should never have gone ahead in the first place. That’s because, under the law, he does not have to disclose the information if there is “no realistic possibility of transmission of HIV,” according to a BC Prosecution Service policy. Brian Carlisle said his medical records prove that his viral load has been undetectable dating back to 2004, but police ignored the evidence.

Published
02 May 2018
From
Terrace Standard
People who inject drugs
With Glasgow Facing an HIV Crisis, the Media Need to Stop Stigmatising Drug Users

Sensationalism in some of the tabloid press in the UK is hardly a recent phenomenon, with much of their reputation built on vilifying marginalised groups in a bid to pander to right wing ideology. But, in the face of what has been described as an “uncontained HIV outbreak” in Glasgow, the potentially damaging language used by the media in Scotland to describe so-called ‘junkies’ must be held to account.

Published
02 May 2018
From
A Thousand Flowers (blog)
Telling people you have HIV
Eight HIV-Positive Folks Talk (Anonymously) About Why They Stay in the HIV Closet

Disclosing one's HIV status in the workplace or in traditional and social media can have its pros and cons. It can make us feel freer and more empowered and help reduce societal HIV stigma -- but in many places, it can still put us at risk for discrimination and emotional (even perhaps physical) harm. Here's why eight very HIV-positive folks out there in the U.S. choose not to disclose to anyone but close family, friends, and lovers -- even as some of them say they want to go public!

Published
27 April 2018
From
The Body
Experiences of stigma
HIV stigma summed up in one cruel Grindr message

An HIV-positive user of dating app Grindr has shared the message he received from another user rejecting him because of his status.

Published
03 April 2018
From
Gay Star News
Experiences of stigma
Why are there still so many AIDS-related deaths?

A friend of mine, Antron-Reshaud Olukayode, died of an AIDS-related illness a few months ago. He was an Atlanta-based writer and HIV advocate. The news was quite a shock for me because an empowered person living with HIV isn’t supposed to die at age 33. Or so I believed.

Published
03 April 2018
From
Poz
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