Hiv Discrimination

Dave Jamieson

Burger King Worker Claims He Was Fired Due To HIV

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Maldef, Americans With Disabilities Act, Workplace Discrimination, Burger King, Hiv, HIV Discrimination, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Burger King Lawsuit, Latino Voices News

A former manager of several Burger King restaurants in Virginia has accused the fast-food company of firing him because he's HIV-positive, according t...

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Busboy At The Ivy Says He Was Fired Because He's HIV Positive

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Latinos, Gay LA, Workplace Discrimination, Hiv, HIV Lawsuit, Latino HIV, Gay, Busboy HIV, Gay Latinos, HIV/AIDS, Maldef, Video, Gay Rights, Feha, Reymundo Martinez, The Ivy, Latino LA, The Ivy HIV, Latino Rights, HIV Discrimination, Los Angeles News

38-year-old Reymundo Martinez became HIV positive a few months after he started working as a busboy for The Ivy, a Beverly Hills-adjacent restaurant p...

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Detroit Man's Shocking HIV/AIDS Discrimination Claims Pick Up Steam

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, James White, HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS Prevention, Great Expressions Dental Centers, Discrimination, James White HIV Case, HIV Discrimination, HIV/AIDS Discrimination, Gay Voices News

More than 35,000 people have called for the resignation of the regional director of Detroit's Great Expressions Dental Care after a former employee cl...

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School Denies HIV Positive Boy Admission, Faces Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: School Admissions, Hiv, School Lawsuits, Civil Rights, School Discrimination, School Administrators, HIV/AIDS, Student Civil Rights, Hiv Positive, Boarding School, Video, Public School, Aids, HIV Discrimination, School Lawsuit, Education News

This 13-year-old from Delaware County, Pa. seems like the perfect candidate for a private boarding school: He's an honor student, is active in sports,...

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Teacher Sues CPS, Claiming Racial, HIV Status Discrimination

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Christopher Cooper Lawyer, Jumeck Smith Teacher, Chicago Public Schools, Workplace Discrimination, Jumeck Smith Sues, Jumeck Smith, Christopher Cooper, Cps, Cps Lawsuit, HIV Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Chicago News

A Chicago public school teacher filed a lawsuit against the city's Board of Education and his school's principal because he claims he was discriminate...

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New Legislation Shines Light on the Criminalization of HIV

Ian Thompson | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, HIV Discrimination, Rep. Barbara Lee, HIV Criminalization, HIV Laws, HIV Criminal Laws, Gay Voices News
Ian Thompson

There are presently 34 states that have criminal laws that punish people for exposing another person to HIV, even in the absence of actual HIV transmission or a meaningful risk that transmission could occur.

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TAKE ACTION: We need a Christmas miracle for Betsie Gallardo

Bil Browning | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Charlie Crist, Florida, Betsie Gallardo, Prison System, Heartless Punishment, Christmas Miracle, HIV+ Children, Spitting on a Cop, HIV Discrimination, Abused Children, Healthy Living News
Bil Browning

Folks, we need a Christmas miracle and we need it today. Get out your cell because you're about to start crying and then start making phone calls. Be...

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A Call to Spiritual Arms: The Faith Community's Global Response To AIDS

Pernessa Seele | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, National Week of Prayer, HIV/AIDS Prevention, HIV Stigma, The Balm in Gilead, HIV Discrimination, Religious Response to AIDS, World Aids Day 2010, Faith Community AIDS Response, AIDS Prevention, Global AIDS Pandemic, HIV Cure, Religion News
Pernessa Seele

Today, there are many spiritual leaders of diverse faiths who are standing tall on this World AIDS Day and declaring God's unconditional love for all people, including those living with HIV.

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