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Denied Job Because of His “HIV Low CD4 Count”

144,500 transgender youth lost or remain at risk of losing access to gender-affirming care due to bans, notes the Williams Institute.

Up to 78% of those who experienced stigma had concerns about disclosure.

Unlike most people under 30 with HIV, Brenda Emily contracted it not via sex but in the womb.

Nearly a quarter reported discrimination when seeking health care, such as not being listened to or treated with respect.

Lambda Legal seeks an end to a “discriminatory” policy.

Watch actress Alexandra Billings, who is living with HIV, offer a response filled with love, inclusion and holiday wishes.

Celebrities shine bright among 2022 POZ HIV News headlines about PrEP, discrimination, crime laws, COVID, fake meds and more.

This is an improvement from 36% in 2020, notes this year’s State of HIV Stigma Report and survey from GLAAD.

The North Carolina insurer’s policy “will worsen health inequities” for Black and Latino people, claim the discrimination complaints.

Having eased its ban on blood donations from gay and bi men in 2020, the FDA may soon use a questionnaire to assess individual risk.

Lambda Legal, which filed the suit, argues the policy is “discriminatory” and disproportionately affects LGBTQ people and people of color.

The Mississippi-based Tractor Supply Company disclosed an employee’s HIV status and ultimately fired her, alleges the lawsuit.

Meanwhile, to avoid the draft, Russian men resort to breaking their own arms and legs or bribing doctors for fake HIV diagnoses.