HIV-related Discrimination

3-4-2021Cross-posted from HHS NewsroomThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights ("HHS OCR") and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Easte…

8-21-2020The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), like the rest of us, has had to adapt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and find new ways to contin…

8-5-2020Cross-posted from DOJ NewsroomThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced [on July 28, 2020] that, as part of continued effor…

3-2-2020We are only a few weeks away from Fair Housing Month (April 2020) and HUD’s Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) would like to hear from you about your experi…

10-31-2019The Director of the Office for Civil Rights discusses examples of complaints of discrimination against individuals with HIV under multiple legal authoritie…

6-5-2019Today we recognize that, 38 years ago, the CDC published the first report of what would come to be known as the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

11-30-2018On World AIDS Day 2018, the Department of Justice reaffirms its commitment to ensuring that people living with HIV and AIDS can enjoy lives free from stigm…

12-2-2017Cross posted from the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, December 1, 2017 On World AIDS Day 2017, the Department of Justice pledges its commitment …

10-26-2017Since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, psychologists have been essential in the response to HIV:They continue to do all of these things, and they play a…

5-20-2017In addition to the serious health issues they face, people living with HIV may often experience stigma and discrimination because of their HIV status. Stigma is…