Publication Topic : HIV Criminalization

Consent: Community engagement discussion guide

This Discussion Guide was created for people who want to use the film Consent: HIV non-disclosure and sexual assault law to engage colleagues, clients, students and communities on the use of sexual assault law to criminalize HIV non-disclosure in Canada. It is meant to be used as a companion piece to the film. To watch Consent online, … Read more

What Does Consent Really Mean? Rethinking HIV non-disclosure and sexual assault law

In April 2014, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network hosted a ground-breaking workshop, Rethinking HIV Non-Disclosure and Sexual Assault: A Feminist Dialogue. Approximately 30 socio-legal scholars, criminologists, lawyers, anti-violence advocates, researchers, graduate students, people living with HIV, and other members of the feminist and HIV communities participated in a series of panels and roundtables. This report … Read more

HIV stigma and Charlie Sheen’s outing: things to remember

November 17, 2015 In a television interview this week, actor Charlie Sheen revealed he is living with HIV, claiming that part of his reason for doing so is to put an end to years of rumours as well as extortion through threats of revealing his status. His revelation has prompted a flurry of media attention … Read more

Divulgación de la condición de VIH a parejas sexuales: Preguntas y respuestas para recién llegados

Este folleto te ayudará a tomar decisiones informadas sobre la divulgación de tu condición a tu pareja sexual. En él encontrarás información importante sobre la legislación penal en Canadá, la salud pública e implicaciones específicas para los recién llegados, que incluyen residentes permanentes, estudiantes, trabajadores temporales, visitantes, refugiados e inmigrantes no legalizados. [HIV Disclosure to … Read more

向性伴侣披露 艾滋病病毒感染状况： 给新移民的问题与解答

本手册能帮助您对于向性伴侣披露艾滋病病毒状况做出明智的决定。本手册提供了有关加拿大刑法、公共医疗的重要信息，及其对新移民的具体影响，新移民包括永久居民、学生、临时工人、访问者、难民以及没有移民身份的人。 [HIV Disclosure to Sexual Partners: Questions and answers for newcomers in Chinese]

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸਾਥੀ/ਸਾਥਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ HIV ਬਾਰੇ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ: ਨਵੇਂ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਬ

ਇਹ ਬਰੌਸ਼ਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਜਿਨਸੀ ਸਾਥੀ/ਸਾਥਣਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਖੁਲਾਸਾ ਕਰਨ ਬਾਬਤ ਸੂਚਿਤ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰੇਗਾ। ਇਹ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਪਰਾਧਕ ਕਨੂੰਨ, ਜਨਤਕ ਸਿਹਤ, ਅਤੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਉਲਝਣਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਥਾਈ ਵਸਨੀਕ, ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀ, ਅਸਥਾਈ ਕਾਮੇ, ਸੈਲਾਨੀ, ਸ਼ਰਣਾਰਥੀ, ਅਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। [HIV … Read more

R. v. W.: HIV non-disclosure back at the Supreme Court — but with a twist

On December 8, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada heard R. v. W., an HIV non-disclosure case in which the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO) and COCQ-SIDA (the provincial network of HIV organizations in Quebec) intervened. In this case, a man living with HIV was appealing his conviction … Read more