ACLU is suing Tennessee for their “aggravated prostitution” statute that targets people with HIV with harsh punishment and lifetime sex offender registration.
This law is unconstitutional and disproportionately affects Black and transgender women.
The law elevates engaging in sex work from a misdemeanor to a felony based on someone's HIV status – a protected disability.
People who are convicted must register as violent sex offenders for the rest of their lives, restricting their access to housing, employment, and social services.
Instead of criminalizing HIV, which disproportionately targets people who are already socially and financially marginalized, lawmakers should invest in evidence-based public health support for people with HIV.
Can anyone explain why it needs to be legal for one person to give another HIV?
IF that is legal, then all those Camp Lejune lawsuits along with those against Monsanto will lose in court, because it's legal to harm others.
Right?
@ProportionalJohnnyGreen7mos7MO
I didn't know people had the right to spread HIV/AIDS.
@B1partisanKayleeDemocrat7mos7MO
That actually sounds incredibly reasonable, and rational. Protecting citizens from an incurable, life threatening disease seems like a compelling government interest. Hopefully more states will pass legislation similar to this.
Thank you for protecting the people who *checks notes* knowingly inflict a "disability" on others.
