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associates all gay men with HIV and AIDS

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Criminalizing it means that it is a bad thing and intentional which is not true

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Causes people not to seek out the help/medical attention they need

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Perpetuates/ reinforces homophobia

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i think they probably get asked a lot of invasive questions

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Having a disease is a crime.

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I think it tries to imply that hiv positive people “deserve” it for being who they are, a form of public shaming

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Makes people afraid of identifying as someone with HIV and less likely to get the proper medical and emotional help they need.

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criminalization of HIV creates “reason” for people with existing biases to exert them

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Homophobia increases

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It frames HIV+ people as dangerous and their HIV- partners as victims

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It frames HIV+ people as dangerous and their HIV- partners as victims

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I think criminalization of HIV adds to stigmatization, increases harm, and lessens access to medical care/prevention

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it puts a label on it and can create more of a stigmatism

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It associates HIV with something that is not deemed “acceptable” by society with a concentration on gay men

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criminalizing HIV stigmatizes something that has disproportionately affected LGBTQ+ communities. it also implies that PLHIV did it on purpose or had malicious intent

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It could generate fear and uncertainty with each other as well institute more distrust with medical professionals

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Having a disease is NOT a crime ***

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Criminalizing it helps to perpetuate the notion that being gay/sexually active is bad

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People living with HIV will more likely hide it because they don’t want the stigma

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I feel like criminalization and false perceptions of HIV diagnosed individuals causes tension between the relationship and within the individual their entire life.

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criminalizing HIV puts blame on individuals with HIV and adds to the stigma rather than addressing the situation and educating others about it.

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HIV related criminalization causes HIV to be taboo and causes PLHIV to be viewed as dirty, less than, or deviant among other things

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the criminalization of HIV can cause people who have it or partners to have biases about it that aren’t true