See also: HIV and Hepatitis Criminalization and Prison Inmates, Ex-Offenders, HIV, and Viral Hepatitis
General Information
- HIV and AIDS stigma and discrimination (Avert)
- Homophobia, HIV, and AIDS (Avert)
- Common at its core: HIV-related stigma across contexts (International Center for Research on Women)
- AIDS Stigma and the Creation of a Viral Underclass (Center for HIV Law and Policy)
- HIV and Civil Rights (American Civil Liberties Union) – report with sections about stigma and discrimination
- Legal issues and discrimination (Project Inform)
Selected Recent Articles
- Rapid Response Fund Aims to Maintain HIV Service Access for Sexual Minorities. (October 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Tennessee Inmates Sue State for Hepatitis C Treatment. (October 2016, Hepmag)
- Stigma and Empty Wallets Make HIV Positive People Carry on Despite Pain. (October 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Nightclub Sued for Allegedly Forcing Worker to Prove Her HIV Status. (October 2016, Poz)
- 6 Nursing Homes Accused of HIV Discrimination. (September 2016, Poz)
- What Is the Cost of Homophobia and Other Systemic Biases? (September 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Complaints of HIV Discrimination Filed Against 7 Health Insurers. (August 2016, Poz)
- Video and Written Reports for ‘Beyond Blame: Challenging HIV Criminalization’ at AIDS 2016 Now Available. (September 2016, HIV Justice Network)
- What does it feel like to grow older as a gay man with HIV? (September 2016, Beta Blog)
- Nigerian Men Report Less HIV-Related Stigma If They Fit Masculine Norms. (August 2016, Poz)
- WikiLeaks Data Exposes HIV and Hepatitis Status. (August 2016, Poz)
- Food Insecurity Tied to Stigma and Depression in U.S. Women Living With HIV. (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Stigma persists in the undetectable era. (July 2016, AIDSmap)
- Shame-Less: Stigma Interventions That Work. (July 2016, Global Forum on MSM and HIV)
- Reducing stigma against gender and sexual minorities, a one-day training makes a difference. (July 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Lawmakers urge FDA to end celibacy policy for gay, bisexual blood donors. (June 2016, Healio)
- “Ending AIDS” will mean filling cracks and chasms of neglect, inequity and exclusion…We’re reading about HLM 2016 AIDS. (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Men who have sex with men, sex workers groups ask: Will next UN political declaration on HIV and AIDS exclude most affected, least reached populations? (June 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- U.N. High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS faces battle over key populations. (June 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from AVAC, Poz, and Science Speaks Blog
- PrEP uptake poised to grow as physicians gain insight, stigmas fade. (May 2016, Infectious Disease News)
- An imperative for secrecy, a barrier to services, a driver of an epidemic…We’re reading about a public health hazard commonly called stigma. (May 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- An HIV Doctor’s Take on HIV Stigma. (April 2016, Beta Blog)
- People not taking HIV treatment feel under pressure to ‘do the right thing’. (April 2016, AIDSmap)
- Harvard Analysis Alleges Health Insurance Discrimination Against People With HIV and Hepatitis C. (April 2016, Poz)
- Janssen donates funds to stigmatized populations living with HIV. (March 2016, Healio)
- There Are No Shortcuts: Laurel Sprague on Stigma Research and HIV Community Engagement at CROI 2016. (March 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Words Matter: Communicating to End HIV-Related Stigma. (March 2016, blog.AIDS.gov)
- Zero Discrimination Day [March 1]: Breaking down HIV stigma with individual, structural, and health facility policy interventions. (March 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
- Hepatitis C and Stigma. (December 2015, Hepmag)
- Voices of Women Facing HIV-Related Stigma in the Deep South. (October 2015, Healio)
- HIV Among Black Gay Men: Hard to Ignore & Even Harder to Understand. (October 2015, Beta Blog)
- The enduring power of stigma – understanding why HIV-positive gay men don’t disclose their status. (September 2015, AIDSmap)
- Giving people information about HIV treatment as prevention lessens stigma and increases testing rates. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
- HIV stigma decreases with scale-up of HIV treatment. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
- In Africa, Increasing HIV Treatment Appears to Lower Stigma. (June 2015, Poz)
- Living in a stigmatizing country increases HIV risk for MSM in Europe. (June 2015, AIDSmap)
- Homophobia Keeps European Gay Men Ignorant About HIV. (June 2015, Poz)
- Supervisor Wiener: Reclassifying HIV Drugs as “Specialty” is Discriminatory. (March 2015, Beta Blog)
- Study Buoys HIV Discrimination Claims Against Obamacare Plans. (January 2015, Poz)
- Stop Scaring Younger Generations With Stigmatic Images of HIV/AIDS. (January 2015, TheBody)
- What are the barriers that could stop HIV treatment becoming HIV prevention? (November 2014, AIDSmap)
- Has Treatment Access Changed HIV Stigma in Uganda? (October 2014, Poz)
- HIV stigma starts young, but can be corrected, African school children’s study shows. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
- HIV-related stigma has increased in Uganda despite treatment roll-out. (October 2014, AIDSmap)
- Stigma, ambivalence and other priorities – explaining poor adherence to PrEP and vaginal microbicides. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
- Beyond Blame, Key Populations and PrEP: An AIDS 2014 Overview. (August 2014, Poz)
- A look at AIDS 2014: Stigma and discrimination pose barriers to accessing health services. (July 2014, Science Speaks Blog)
- Zero Discrimination Day 2014. (February 2014, Poz)
- The HIV Mental Health Generation Gap. (February 2014, Poz)
- HIV-Positive People Under 50 May Suffer More Stress, Isolation. (November 2013, Poz)
- Stress and Isolation Take Toll on People With HIV, but Older People Fare Better. (November 2013, CDC)
- Many Women Living with HIV Fear Abuse After Disclosure, Lack Access and Support. (November 2013, TheBodyPro)
- How Addressing Anti-MSM Violence Helps Community Viral Load in Dominica. (September 2013, amfAR)
- “If I am given antiretrovirals I will think I am nearing the grave” – a challenge for early treatment strategies. (September 2013, AIDSmap)
- Women with HIV feel ‘under surveillance’ during pregnancy and early motherhood. (July 2013, AIDSmap)
- Stigma, delay and misunderstanding slow access to ART in Africa. (July 2013, AIDSmap)
- Scientists and clinicians must challenge HIV-related stigma and ensure enabling legal and policy environments, IAS conference hears. (July 2013, AIDSmap)
- The Sound of Stigma. (April 2013, Poz)
- Blackmail, violence, and stigma restrict access to sexual health services for gay men, Global Health and Rights Study reports. (May 2013, AIDSmap)
- UK healthcare workers need better information and guidance on HIV criminalisation. (March 2013, AIDSmap)