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HIV Criminalization Discourages HIV Testing, Disclosure and Treatment for Transgender and Third Sex Individuals
Oakland, CA, July 1, 2013 - People living with HIV (PLHIV) who identify as transgender or third sex are more
likely than any other group to feel that it is reasonable to avoid HIV testing (58%), disclosure of one's HIV positive status to sex
partners (61%) or accessing HIV treatment (48%) because of fear of HIV criminalization and distrust of the U.S. criminal justice
system. The new findings from the National HIV Criminalization Survey were presented at the National Transgender Health Summit
on May 15, 2013.
"These findings don't surprise us," said Cecilia Chung, Senior Strategist at the Oakland, California-based Transgender Law Center. "The data speaks to the long-standing history of stigmatization and discrimination of trans people, especially trans people of
color, by the criminal justice system, because of either their race or their gender identity." Chung was the first trans woman
elected to chair the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, and she is currently a board member of the Global Network of
People Living with HIV (GNP+).
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