Discussion Question by Ashley Ramirez-Martinez

2024-01-17 15:51:33 UTC

associates all gay men with HIV and AIDS

2024-01-17 15:51:34 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:51:35 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:51:38 UTC

Perpetuates/ reinforces homophobia

2024-01-17 15:51:39 UTC

i think they probably get asked a lot of invasive questions

2024-01-17 15:51:47 UTC

Having a disease is a crime.

2024-01-17 15:51:54 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:51:54 UTC

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

It stigmatizes it

2024-01-17 15:51:56 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:51:57 UTC

Homophobia increases

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

2024-01-17 15:52:01 UTC

2024-01-17 15:52:02 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:04 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:09 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:09 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:09 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:19 UTC

Having a disease is NOT a crime ***

2024-01-17 15:52:24 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:26 UTC

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

HIV perceptions

2024-01-17 15:52:29 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:30 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:32 UTC

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

2024-01-17 15:52:35 UTC

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