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Many people have fears, prejudices or negative attitudes about HIV. Stigma can result in people living with HIV being rejected, gossiped about and excluded from social activities. See also our sections on Combatting stigma and Discrimination and the law.

Improving HIV care

Promiscuous Gay Nerd: A Competent, Inclusive Health Department is a Right, Not a Privilege

Editor's pick
BETA blog
28 March 2014
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Will HIV Ever Be Safe Enough for You?

Editor's pick
My Fabulous Disease
12 March 2014
Combatting stigma

Gay-on-Gay Shaming: The New HIV War

Editor's pick
Huffington Post
28 February 2014
Epidemiology & behaviour

Wide range of factors contribute to high HIV risk among black MSM in the US

News
13 February 2014
HIV & criminal law

HIV-Positive Nurse Tried by Media

Editor's pick
AIDS Free World
12 February 2014
Migrants, refugees & displaced people

UK: Gay asylum seekers face 'humiliation'

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The Guardian
10 February 2014
Mental & emotional health & wellbeing

‘Not quite normal’ – exploring poor mental health in gay men

News
6 February 2014
Discrimination & the law

Enduring HIV stigma in Cameroon

Editor's pick
IRIN
23 January 2014
Social & legal issues

The World Health Organization’s error on HIV self-infection in Greece adds insult to injury for HIV positive Greeks

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United Solidarity International
13 January 2014
Experiences of stigma

Thailand: HIV sufferers bear a terrible stigma

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Bangkok Post
3 December 2013
Epidemiology & behaviour

Forget politics, HIV could be the deadliest Arab up-rising yet

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The Independent
2 December 2013
Social & legal issues

When fear of being criminalized locks out healthcare

Editor's pick
IRIN
28 November 2013
Bad science & bogus treatments

Claim of ‘Self-Inflicted’ H.I.V. in Greece an Error, W.H.O. Says

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New York Times
26 November 2013
Bad science & bogus treatments

Rush Limbaugh Promotes A New Myth: Greeks Gave Themselves HIV For Welfare Money

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Media Matters
26 November 2013
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Hope for the future as Malawi battles the Aids virus's capacity to infect succeeding generations

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The Independent
21 November 2013
TB treatment

TB treatment must extend beyond the physical body and include social and psychological support as an important aspect of care

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TB Online
18 November 2013
Sex workers

Did the press comply with an HIV witch-hunt in Greece?

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New Statesman
8 November 2013
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Considerable increase in unprotected sex found in French/Canadian gay survey

News
24 October 2013
Discrimination & the law

Prejudice against those with HIV in China starts with the government

Editor's pick
The Guardian
21 October 2013
Experiences of stigma

What if Ryan White Had Been Black?

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The Body
17 October 2013
Experiences of stigma

Stigma impedes HIV treatment in Somalia

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Al Jazeera
30 September 2013
Treatment guidelines

"If I am given antiretrovirals I will think I am nearing the grave" – a challenge for early treatment strategies

News
19 September 2013
Women

Mexico: How Male Power Spreads HIV

Editor's pick
The Atlantic
17 September 2013
Discrimination & the law

Three Students Got Kicked Out Of An Arkansas Public School Because They Might Be HIV-Positive

Editor's pick
Think Progress
17 September 2013