Section 377: Why sodomy statutes matter

While the modern movements for sexual and gender minority rights, the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) persons, have led to widespread protections in many countries, including marriage equality and parental rights, the gains have been markedly uneven. Great Britain he...

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Published in	Journal of the International AIDS Society Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. e25285 - n/a
Main Author	Beyrer, Chris
Format	Journal Article
Language	English
Published	Switzerland International AIDS Society 01.05.2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome AIDS Antiretroviral drugs Bisexuality Bisexuals Decriminalization Disease prevention Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain Gay and lesbian rights Gays & lesbians Gender HIV Homophobia Human immunodeficiency virus human rights Laws, regulations and rules Lesbians Marriage Police Prophylaxis Same sex marriage Scalia, Antonin Section 377 Sexual behavior Sexually transmitted diseases Sodomy sodomy laws STD Transgender people Viewpoint Viewpoints South America Singapore United Kingdom > UK United States > US Africa England Belize Kenya Russia India Asia Texas Jamaica decriminalization HIV Section 377 human rights sodomy laws
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ISSN	1758-2652 1758-2652
DOI	10.1002/jia2.25285

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Summary:	While the modern movements for sexual and gender minority rights, the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) persons, have led to widespread protections in many countries, including marriage equality and parental rights, the gains have been markedly uneven. Great Britain herself, of course, has moved on: same sex relations were decriminalized decades ago, and Queen Elizabeth II signed the same sex marriage act into law in 2014 . The evidence is clear and consistent that where sexual and gender minority people are subject to criminalization, discrimination and the police harassment that comes from engaging in illegal acts, they are less likely to seek and receive HIV testing, less likely to access pre‐exposure prophylaxis, less likely to be treated for any other sexually transmitted infections, less likely to be able to access treatment if they are living with HIV and to be virally suppressed, and less likely to remain in HIV care .
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ISSN:	1758-2652 1758-2652
DOI:	10.1002/jia2.25285