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People living with HIV continue to face discrimination in employment, health care, insurance, parenting and other areas of life. Lambda Legal won the first HIV discrimination lawsuit in the nation, and since then we have helped maintain or expand protections across the country for people living with HIV. Through our HIV Project we pursue impact litigation, education and advocacy to combat misconceptions, stigma and bias and to ensure that people are treated fairly by employers, health care providers and others.

Related Content:

Roe v. City of Atlanta
 Case in which a man living with HIV challenges the Atlanta Police Department’s refusal to hire HIV-positive police officers.
HIV Stigma and Discrimination in the U.S.:
 Read about how stigma and discrimination continue to hinder the wider effort to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act
 The REPEAL (“Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal”) HIV Discrimination Act, introduced by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, addresses the serious problem of discrimination in the use of criminal and civil commitment laws against those who test positive for HIV.
Matter of Matthew Cusick and Cirque du Soleil
 Groundbreaking case challenging Cirque du Soleil's decision to fire an employee because of his HIV status.
7/14/2009
People v. Plunkett
Case involving a man who bit a police officer and whose saliva was ruled a “dangerous instrument” because he has HIV.
1/13/2012
Dept. of HHS v. Florida
U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, a law that greatly expands access to health insurance for millions of Americans, including those living with HIV.
2/12/2009
Rose v. Cahee, et al.
Case brought against a doctor, clinic and health care institution after a woman was refused necessary surgery because of her HIV status.
5/12/2009
Franke v. Parkstone Living Center, Inc.
Case brought against assisted living facility on behalf of retiree and his daughter, after the facility evicted the retiree because he has HIV
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