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Experiences of stigma
The Sound of Stigma

An essay by Mark S. King—an AIDS advocate, an author and a blogger living with HIV since 1985—on why HIV stigma among gay men persists.

Published
14 May 2013
From
Poz
Telling people you have HIV
Out, but not about that - New York city council candidate comes out as HIV positive

In a sign of how much has changed over the past two decades, Corey Johnson had not given much thought to his medical condition in the context of the Council race; in a sign of how little the emotional climate around the disease has altered, Mr. Johnson had not, as it happened, told his mother.

Published
07 May 2013
From
New York Times
Infant feeding
For African women in the UK, formula feeding has a high social and personal cost

Although most African women living with HIV in the UK do comply with medical recommendations to avoid breastfeeding, doing so comes at a high social and personal

Published
23 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Adherence
Some barriers to adherence for black African people in London are culturally specific

Qualitative research suggests that some of the barriers to antiretroviral adherence for black African and black Caribbean people are culturally specific, while other barriers common to many

Published
23 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
Uganda: Govt Demands Students' HIV Status

Heads of schools are grappling with an unusual instruction, after the government ordered them to declare the HIV status of all their people, including students.

Published
22 April 2013
From
AllAfrica
HIV and criminal law
Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules that criminal HIV exposure or transmission is no longer necessarily a serious assault

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has ruled that HIV infection may no longer be automatically considered a serious assault, due to improved outcomes in life-expectancy on antiretroviral therapy.

Published
05 April 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
Sexually transmitted infections
The rise of online STI dating

The rise of online dating for people with sex infections

Published
28 March 2013
From
BBC Health
Telling people you have HIV
I'm Sorry My HIV Offends You

It's easy to be an ass on mobile dating apps because you can hide behind a cell phone. It's also easy to get your feelings hurt if you don't quickly come to terms with the fact that guys online can be vicious.

Published
17 March 2013
From
Huffington Post
HIV and criminal law
UK healthcare workers need better information and guidance on HIV criminalisation

Support services for people living with HIV would benefit from better information and support around prosecutions for the sexual transmission of HIV, according to a report released

Published
07 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
UK health services
Many people with HIV not disclosing at GUM clinics: estimates of undiagnosed infections may be too high

Many people with HIV are not disclosing their status when using sexual health clinics, according to the results of a study conducted at a large London genitourinary

Published
19 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
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