Ohio must move past harmful stigmas that fuel oppressive legislation, Donte Boyd, Colby Tarrh and Micah Mitchell write.
to reduce the number of new HIV infections by 90% by 2030, the increase in HIV cases demonstrates that the HIV epidemic is far from over., have shown remarkable success in preventing new infections.
help individuals pay for healthcare services and medication, but they are not enough to eliminate the HIV epidemic in Ohio.Those living with HIV criminalized Moreover, such laws exacerbate the fear and stigma around HIV, which hampers prevention experts' efforts to avoid HIV spread in the state. Existing options for the transgender and gender non-conforming community are already inadequate without such adverse legislation.Healthcare practitioners' general lack of knowledge of transgender and gender non-conforming-affirming medical practices poses one of the most significant barriers to adequate healthcare., a national sample of transgender individuals found that 30.8% of participants did not seek health care due to discrimination.
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