{"id":25925,"date":"2026-04-23T14:42:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?post_type=publication22&#038;p=25925"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:43:54","slug":"indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-anton-mccloskey","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/indigenous-perspectives-on-hiv-criminalization-anton-mccloskey\/","title":{"rendered":"Not A Crime &#8211; Indigenous Perspectives on HIV Criminalization &#8211; Anton McCloskey"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/00nrGw5k1Jzin7Wt8PGYZQ?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-fzUa-dk gFqrs\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">Today we are sharing the second is a series of conversations we have had in recent months with people from Indigenous communities about the impact of HIV criminalization. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-fzUa-dk gFqrs\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">In Canada, Indigenous people, especially women and youth, are disproportionately affected by HIV. Even though Indigenous people are only 5% of the total population, studies from 2020 that show Indigenous people represented over 18% of new HIV transmissions and 10% of all people living with HIV in Canada.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-fzUa-dk gFqrs\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">We know of at least 224 cases in which a person living with HIV has been criminally charged based on accusations that they did not disclose their HIV status to a sex partner. We also know that at least 15 Indigenous people have been charged (and there may be more), and that of 19 women living with HIV have been prosecuted to date in Canada, at least five of whom were Indigenous. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-fzUa-dk gFqrs\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">People are almost always charged with one the most serious criminal offences in Canada: aggravated sexual assault \u2013 and until recently, people who were convicted in Canada were automatically designated as sexual offenders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-10270-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\" 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