Rhoades v. Iowa

Search Blog

Find Your State

Know the laws in your state that protect LGBT people and people living with HIV.

Legal Help Desk

Call us or submit your legal questions online.

RSS Feed

When Consensual Sex Is a Crime

rhoades.jpg

By

December 7, 2012

Lambda Legal client Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison for practicing safe sex. He along with Lambda Legal HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes spoke with Sanjay Gupta of CNN.

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa
From Lambda Legal's Impact magazine: Arrested for Safe Sex

140vkeg.jpg

By

November 30, 2012

Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years [in prison] for "exposing" someone to HIV -- even though he practiced safe sex. Now Lambda Legal is appealing his conviction.

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa
Criminalizing the HIV-Positive Community

hiv_274.jpg

By

August 9, 2012

"There are still countless jurisdictions in which it is essentially a crime to be a sexually active HIV-positive man," writes Towleroad's Ari Ezra Waldman.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV, Rhoades v. Iowa
Des Moines Register: Repeal Iowa's Outdated HIV Law

hiv_274.jpg

By

July 31, 2012

The Iowa daily writes about Lambda Legal plaintiff Nick Rhoades, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison—and lifetime registration as a sex offender—after a one-time sexual encounter with another man, during which they used a condom.

See Also: Anti-LGBT Legislation and Amendments, Criminal Justice, HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa
Is There a Criminal-Transmission-of-HIV Law in Your State?

hiv_274.jpg

By

June 21, 2012

Chances are there is. Mother Jones has a handy map.

See Also: HIV, Lambda Legal in the News, Rhoades v. Iowa
Lambda Legal Appeals Conviction of HIV-Positive Man

state_ia_274.jpg

By

June 14, 2012

Today Lambda Legal filed an appeal on a petition for post-conviction relief in the Iowa Supreme Court on behalf of an HIV-positive Iowa man, Nick Rhoades. Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison and lifetime registration as a sex offender after having a one-time sexual encounter with another man during which they used a condom.

See Also: Criminal Justice, HIV, Rhoades v. Iowa

English

Search form

Rhoades v. Iowa

Browse By

Search Blog

Stay Informed!

Find Your State

Legal Help Desk

Connect Online