From the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to the passage of marriage equality in New
York, 2011 was another momentous year of progress for LGBT rights and the rights of
people with HIV. Here are the biggest events in the state of the law in 2011, according
to Lambda Legal—as well as a tipsheet for what to watch for in 2012.
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.
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