HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day
Events: Awareness Days

HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

February 28
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You care about ending HIV criminalization. You just don’t know it yet.

 

February 28

February 28 is HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day, which was first observed in 2022 by the Sero ProjectExit Disclaimer in collaboration with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS FoundationExit Disclaimer. This awareness day is an opportunity to amplify the voices of those who have been criminalized based on their HIV status.

Living with HIV is not a crime, but in more than 30 U.S. states, people are being imprisoned due to their HIV status. HIV criminalization laws consist of using a person’s positive HIV status in a criminal prosecution, increasing charges or punishments because the person has HIV.

Be prepared with the Sero Project’s HIV is Not a Crime Awareness Day toolkit and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation’s social media toolkit for suggested best practices, social media templates, and more.

 

Event Planning Guide

Watch Harold Phillips, former Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, in his video conversation with HIV.gov, filmed in April 2022, as he discusses the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s call to modernize or repeal outdated HIV-specific criminal exposure laws:


Watch this 2019 video from the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD)Exit Disclaimer ‘Stigma Series’ regarding the modernization of HIV laws and policies in North Carolina:

 

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Use the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator.

The Locator now includes PrEP and STI services and is more user-friendly. Read about how the new Locator can help you serve your community.

Visit https://gettested.cdc.gov/.

Use This Toolkit

Ending and Defending Against HIV Criminalization

Visit HIV Justice WorldwideExit Disclaimer to access their toolkit on HIV criminalization.

Use Federal Resources

Scales of Justice

Learn more about HIV Criminalization and Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. from CDC.

Read about the Office of National AIDS Policy’s (ONAP) Listening Session on HIV Criminalization.

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