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Experiences of stigma
Man kills girlfriend for revealing she was HIV positive

Dallas police say a 36-year-old man has admitted to fatally stabbing his new girlfriend following her revelation that she was HIV positive after they had sex, WFAA-TV reports.

Published
11 September 2012
From
USA Today
Telling people you have HIV
Please Don't Infect Me, I'm Sorry

I've turned down guys who are open about their positive status. I had it drilled into me that this was a disease to stay far, far away from. I also know better than to sleep with someone who announces himself as HIV positive. Or knew. Now I'm not exactly sure what to think.

Published
23 August 2012
From
Gawker
Telling people you have HIV
Aussie Olympian reveals HIV status

Gay Australian Olympian Ji Wallace has publicly revealed his HIV status in a letter sent to the Star Observer. Wallace, a trampolinist who won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, said he was inspired to make the public admission about his diagnosis after seeing an interview given by US diver Greg Louganis about his battle with HIV and being a gay Olympian.

Published
10 August 2012
From
Sydney Star Observer
Telling people you have HIV
South African study finds most women disclose HIV status to family, but far fewer to sexual partners

A study of HIV-positive people in the high-prevalence area of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa shows that a high proportion of people disclosed their HIV status to

Published
26 July 2012
By
Gus Cairns
HIV and criminal law
Nondisclosure of HIV status should be decriminalized: report

Sex work, possession of drugs for personal use and nondisclosure of HIV should all be decriminalized, according to a report released Monday by the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.

Published
09 July 2012
From
Toronto Star
Relationships and feelings
"I have something to tell you.I'm HIV positive"

After telling his partner he was positive, Richard says he felt like he was starting his relationship again.

Published
06 July 2012
From
Same Same
Promoting HIV testing
Take the Test and Risk Arrest?

The slogan for National HIV Testing Day is "Take the Test and Take Control". That slogan rings hollow when it isn't accompanied by information about the legal risks one undertakes when getting tested. The slogan one hears in some quarters is "Take the Test and Risk Arrest"; the fear of prosecution is discouraging HIV testing.

Published
27 June 2012
From
Poz
HIV and criminal law
Should not disclosing your HIV status be a crime?

In 2007, Donald Bogardus contracted HIV from his long-term partner. When he later had unprotected sex with a man who didn't know Bogardus was HIV positive, he was charged under an Iowa law that criminalizes the transmission of HIV. "I wanted to tell him," Bogardus told the Daily Iowan, "but when I went to say it, I clammed up…I was afraid he was going to blab it out to everybody."

Published
22 June 2012
From
Mother Jones
Telling people you have HIV
The stupid question: “Are you clean?”

This irritating question has become typical on internet dating sites and in nightclubs as strangers negotiate a hookup. It is not only insulting to people with HIV, it also has no real value. And in my newest posting, I explain why it also creates the perfect scenario for a new HIV infection.

Published
22 June 2012
From
My Fabulous Disease
Safer sex
Safe Sex? There's an App for that with the Launch of Chec-Mate™

Safe sex has gone tech with the introduction of Chec-Mate™, the world's first and only Smartphone app developed for the iOS and Android device that will allow potential sexual partners to verify, share or exchange recent Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening dates and results instantly, securely and confidentially.

Published
15 June 2012
From
MMD Newswire (press release)
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