12/01/2025
HIV criminalization isn’t just a criminal issue. It’s an issue of freedom, family, privacy, housing, community health, and racial justice. So why is HIV still criminalized in over 30 U.S. states to this day?
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation continues its fight to decriminalize HIV across the U.S. this World AIDS Day with a fresh perspective on why this issue goes far beyond legal implications. When HIV is criminalized, people living with HIV struggle to live a free and just life, stay healthy and undetectable, find employment or housing - and those who are Black, LGBTQIA+ or women suffer most.
We must come together to make HIV criminalization a thing of the past. ETAF’s work in our U.S. focus states is rallying behind coalitions and activists on the front lines of change. Please join us in supporting this work to keep our communities healthier and safer today and every day. Click to learn more: ETAF.org/HIVisnotacrime