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Our LGBTQIA2S+ community has risen again and again to meet moments that have challenged our rights, our humanity, and our freedom.

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CHLP, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), and the Capitol Area Reentry Program worked with CHLPI on public comments on The State of Louisiana Section 1115 Waiver Application to The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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On September 12, 2024, the Women's Research Initiative (WRI) published an issue brief reporting on The Well Project’s 2024 Women’s Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS Meeting (March 21-24, 2024).
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CHLP announces publication of Aging & HIV legal primer exploring the legal issues facing People Living and Aging with HIV (PLAHIV). Authored by CHLP Staff Attorney Kae Greenberg, the primer addresses the issues facing the rapidly expanding population of older Americans living with HIV.
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The state of Tennessee has agreed to remove sex workers convicted of aggravated prostitution from the state's sex offender registry.

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CHLP Staff Attorney Sean McCormick and Sister Reach CEO Cherisse Scott authored this op-ed in MLK50 to counter misinformation about and the politic

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On July 1, 2024, a new law went into effect in Tennessee that expands the offense of aggravated rape to include individuals who commit rape knowing that they are living with HIV. Neither the intent to transmit nor transmission is required for a conviction.
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CHLP collaborates with advocates in Oklahoma to oppose a bill that would have criminalized thousands of Oklahomans living with sexually transmitted infections.
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CHLP was named one of the 34 organizations selected to receive a total of $3 million in funding from the Gilead COMPASS Initiative as part of its 2024 Transformative Grant awards.
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CHLP's Amir Sadeghi and Positive Women's Network's Elder Antoinettea Etienne penned this op-ed for City & State New York in opposition to S7809