HIV Is Not A Crime!

It is hard to believe that after 40 years of HIV research and incredible biomedical advancements, living with HIV is still treated as a crime in over 30 states.

For example, a woman living with HIV in Georgia could serve 8 years in prison if her partner says she never disclosed her HIV status, even without evidence of transmission. This isn’t a hypothetical story — it’s a real case, and it represents thousands of unjust prison sentences across the country.

As long as these laws exist, people living with HIV will continue to be unjustly charged and convicted of crimes simply because of their status. These laws do not protect people from HIV – instead, they put public health at risk simply because stigma and fear of prosecution discourage people from getting tested and treated. Sign up today to use your voice and help modernize outdated HIV criminal laws state by state!

About The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation: 

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation is on a mission to modernize outdated HIV criminal laws so that they align with contemporary science. Along with the Health Not Prisons Collective of national partners, we are tackling this issue state-by-state.

HIV Is Not A Crime is made up of a number of national and grassroots partners who are committed to working together to modernize HIV criminal laws across the country. We are currently supporting efforts in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee and growing.

This campaign is made possible through a grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.