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Social, economic, legal and political issues that may affect the lives of people living with HIV, including stigma, discrimination, criminalisation, travel and insurance.

Men who have sex with men (MSM)

UGANDA: Anti-gay bill could be passed before Christmas

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IRIN Plus News
14 November 2012
History of HIV & AIDS

'Queerskins': A New Multimedia Novel That Looks At The Beginning Of The AIDS Epidemic

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Huffington Post
14 November 2012
Experiences of stigma

SWAZILAND: HIV stigma still a barrier

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IRIN Plus News
13 November 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Report: Uganda’s Speaker Promises To Pass Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Two Weeks

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Box Turtle Bulletin
12 November 2012
Sex workers

Malawi sex workers unite in push for better health care

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Africa Review
12 November 2012
Support issues for children & young people

USA: 20 percent of youth with HIV didn’t know they were infected at first sexual experience

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NIH News
10 November 2012
PrEP

(PrEP) The ANRS-IPERGAY study should be discontinued : prevention research in France is in disarray

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The Warning
9 November 2012
PrEP

My Life On PrEP: Learning To Fuck With Poz Guys

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Frontiers LA
9 November 2012
Finance & funding

Activists want Brazil government to drop proposed new AIDS funding rule

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aidspan
8 November 2012
Men who have sex with men (MSM)

Gay Pakistanis, Still in Shadows, Seek Acceptance

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New York Times
8 November 2012
Economic & social inequality

Does Muslim religion have an impact on HIV transmission?

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BMJ Group blogs
8 November 2012
Human rights

Malawi: Courageous Move to Suspend Anti-Gay Laws

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Human Rights Watch
6 November 2012
HIV & criminal law

The boundaries of HIV criminalization

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Ottawa Citizen
6 November 2012
HIV & criminal law

Crown prosecutor homophobic, says HIV-positive man convicted of attempted murder

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Ottawa Citizen
5 November 2012
Religion & faith

HIV and Islam conference

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International HIV/AIDS Alliance
2 November 2012
Experiences of stigma

KENYA: Media still need training on HIV

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IRIN Plus News
2 November 2012
HIV & criminal law

Jury convicts ‘poz vampire’ Boone of attempted murder

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Ottawa Citizen
2 November 2012
Drug policy & policing

Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal

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Forbes Magazine
31 October 2012
PrEP

French National HIV Research Agency decides to continue its Ipergay trial and creates a new working group on HIV prevention

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ANRS
31 October 2012
Nutrition

South Africa: Surviving On an Empty Stomach

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AllAfrica
31 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Think Having HIV Is Not a Crime? Think Again

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Huffington Post
30 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

HIV non-disclosure and criminal law: Implications of recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions for people living with HIV

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Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
30 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Accused was looking for love, not trying to kill sex partners with HIV, court hears

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Ottawa Citizen
30 October 2012
Experiences of stigma

Two HIV-Positive Couples Forced To Leave Village

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Jakarta Globe
29 October 2012