Posts Tagged ‘HIV Stigma’

HIV employment issue

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The article below highlights the obstacles that people living with HIV can face in day-to-day life. The applicant believed that he was not awarded a job with the Atlanta Police Department because of his HIV status. A judge has ruled that he should get a new hearing as there is credible evidence to prove this may have been the case and that his HIV status should not have been a factor in his application process. Read the full story on the Washington Post website.

Stop the Stigma

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Here is a link to the Does HIV look like me? website. They have produced a new Stop the Stigma video which is worth a view.

http://doeshivlooklikeme.org/