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)