HIV Criminalization Cases All Over The Country Are Again Heating Up The Debate
Hello I’m Josh Robbins and this is the HIV Radio Minute.
The question of how much legal responsibility should someone living with HIV have during consensual sex, regardless of if they disclosed to that sexual partner continues t bring cases that are both terrible to hear and disgusting to see how the justice system plays out regardless of where you stand on the issues.

In Texas, a homeless man living with HIV is serving a 35 year sentence for spitting at a Police Office; A unrelated case in New York from the states highest court — NY State Appeals Court, ruled an HIV-positive man would face a misdemeanor charge as opposed to the felony the jury called for; in San Diego, a well-publicized trial started and by all accounts is guilty by way of the media already but he entered a non-guilty plead, in South Carolina, recently an openly positive HIV activist saw charges brought against him for non-disclosure. And that case is pretty bizarre. And finally, the highest US military court recently threw out a conviction and his lawyer says that’s it for HIV prosecutions in the armed forces.

So, whats the deal? Right now the US has approximately 32 states that point out HIV and make exposing someone to it a crime— even if it is not transmitted.

One side says: Put em in jail and throw away the key.
The Other says: Dual Responsibility has to begin somewhere in consensual sex.
And the Positive Justice project released today a national coalition principles to all of it.

Whew… this is really important. My one question remains unanswered— until we get this all figured out. Who do I prove that I actually disclosed to someone … We gotta figure this out y'all!