The Fine Print Blog

By Catherine Hanssens
Executive Director, CHLP

HIVMA has joined the growing group of medical and public health organizations that have taken a public stand against the health and human rights disaster of HIV criminalization.  Will federal public health officials catch up?

by Gavin Myers
Legal Intern

What does it mean to be an HIV activist in 2012? Is grass-roots activism alive and well? 

The Washington Post featured an op ed by Sir Elton John this week supporting the ACLU's work for improved treatment of HIV+ prisoners. 

by Rashida Richardson and Catherine Hanssens

For many women forced to negotiate the parallel epidemics of HIV and domestic violence, ignorance about HIV can prove to be an additional excuse for physical violence against them.  

by Darcy Kues
Legal Intern

Though many young people spoke positively about their experiences at the recent XIX International AIDS Conference, others said their contributions were undervalued. What barriers stand in the way of youth fully participating in the HIV advocacy landscape? How can we guarantee that youth voices are heard and respected in the national HIV/AIDS conversation? 

Margo Kaplan, current professor and former CHLP staffer, reacts to recent Gawker post on how "Magic" Johnson became HIV-positive.

by Rashida Richardson 

The final report of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, representing 18 months of investigation, convenings, comment solicitation and review of the scientific literature, addresses the role of the law around the globe in both protecting and punishing people living with HIV.

The Center for HIV Law and Policy's updated mapping of HIV criminalization laws shows the far-reaching harms of government ignorance about HIV — and news outlets are paying attention.

by Adrian Guzman

Three minutes is not a lot of time. After a few rehearsals, I found that three minutes is roughly the amount of time it takes to read out loud a page of single-spaced text. I was hoping to stretch my three minutes to three and a half, even four. But the timekeeper was on his game, so it looked like three minutes was all I was going to get.

For those who believe that the bad old days of HIV-related discrimination are over, Friday's Justice Department announcement of two settlements inv