Blog of Rights

This Valentine’s Day, Let’s Talk About Sex

By Dahlia Ward McManus, ACLU at 12:19pm
Forget chocolate and cheesy Hallmark cards. Valentine’s Day is a day to remind us to tell the people we love most how much we care about them. And if you ... Read More

PBS' "Perpetuating Stigma" Highlights HIV Criminalization

By Allison Neal, ACLU of Alabama & Carl Takei, National Prison Project & Rose Saxe, AIDS Project at 3:17pm
Earlier this week, PBS aired the documentary Perpetuating Stigma about the ongoing criminalization of women with HIV. Through the stories of several women impacted ... Read More

Will Politics Trump Science and Undermine Civil Liberties in Spending “Deal”?

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 9:40am
In negotiating the year-end spending deal, some in Congress would rather put politics ahead of science and public health. Read More

On World AIDS Day, Many Living with HIV Being Kept Separate and Unequal

By Carl Takei, National Prison Project & Rose Saxe, AIDS Project at 10:35am
  On World AIDS Day, we remember those who have died from HIV/AIDS, and commit to do more for those who currently are living with HIV. Read More

New Legislation Shines Light on the Criminalization of HIV

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 4:18pm
Spit as a deadly weapon? As crazy as it sounds, in some states that is the reality that people living with HIV face. On Friday afternoon, Rep. Barbara Lee ... Read More

Blood Donation Ban for Gay and Bisexual Men Under Review by HHS

By Ian S. Thompson, Washington Legislative Office at 6:54am
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided an important status update about ongoing research studies examining the lifetime ban ... Read More

A Step Forward in the Fight Against AIDS

By Anne Morrison, Women's Rights Project at 3:39pm
Yesterday, organizations combating HIV/AIDS received support to continue and strengthen their work with one of the populations most vulnerable to infection. The 2nd ... Read More

This Week in Civil Liberties

By Jessica Monaco, ACLU at 6:22pm
The theme this week was "without": combating the spread of AIDS without actual tools and information to combat the spread of AIDS, searches without ... Read More

Fighting AIDS and Fighting for Free Speech

By Mie Lewis, Women's Rights Project at 5:18pm
Today, a federal appeals court in Manhattan heard oral argument in a case challenging the so-called "anti-prostitution pledge," which is part of a law ... Read More

On World AIDS Day, Fight Ongoing Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Prisoners

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 2:41pm
Today is World AIDS Day. At the beginning of this year, three states — Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina — continued to segregate its prisoners ... Read More