HIV

On World AIDS Day, Lambda Legal reaffirms its commitment to defend people with HIV against discrimination—because living with HIV is not a crime.

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.

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"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.

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.

At Lambda Legal, we have long recognized the importance of fighting against criminal prosecutions for otherwise lawful conduct—or penalty enhancements for unlawful conduct—based solely on a person’s HIV status.

We're urging federal and state officials to modernize HIV criminal laws and prosecution policies.

Lambda Legal HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes is blogging from the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC.