The phenomenon of HIV criminalization is so much more massive than people understand.

In the '80s and '90s, there was some degree of compassion for people with HIV because there was visible human suffering.

Decriminalizing bodies - this is a big and growing movement.

HIV-positive people can lose custody of their children, lose their housing, and face intimate partner violence.

More often than not, media coverage now mentions HIV-positive people in criminal contexts.

Now people with HIV are no longer dying, but living many years - we are around longer to potentially affect others.

The phenomenon of HIV criminalization is so much more massive than people understand.