"In reversing Rhoades’ conviction and sending the case back to the trial court, the court specifically recognized that court rulings involving HIV must be rooted in demonstrated fact, not outdated assumptions about an individual’s ability, let alone intention, to transmit HIV." - CHLP
"The Center for HIV Law and Policy joined the groups to write an amicus brief, Doe v. Holder, in support of providing the man (whose name was redacted) asylum for fear that he could be beaten, raped and killed when he returns to Mexico because of his sexual orientation and HIV status."
On Monday, June 9, 2014, Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, Legal Director of The Center for HIV Law and Policy, testified before the New York City Council Committee on Public Safety in support of a resolution calling on the State Legislature to pass a bill prohibiting the use of condom possession as evidence of prostitution.
