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Category: 18: Know Your Rights
Health benefits of animal therapy
Animal-assisted therapy is a field that uses animals to help people deal with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), physical injuries, and other health problems. The goal of animal therapy is to improve people’s social, physical, […]
How discrimination laws affect Ohio's LGBTQ community
It’s legal for same-sex couples to get married. Cities in Ohio and across the country have banned discrimination against LGBTQ people. That must mean it’s all good, right? Don’t be so sure. While those are […]
What to do when someone outs your HIV status
It’s hard enough to have somebody accidentally reveal your HIV status without your permission. Cousins, friends, coworkers — they’re human, and they can slip up. It’s forgivable. Getting intentionally outed is something else. When somebody knows […]
What is consent and why is it important?
Consent is incredibly important but often left undiscussed in American culture. Anyone watching the news right now can see the result of our silence on this issue. Well honey, we at Positive Peers are done […]
How to get free legal services when you’re living with HIV
If you’re living with HIV in the greater Cleveland area, there are free legal services available to help you with a variety of common legal problems. Our friends at Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center provide […]
8 housing rights that protect you from discrimination
It’s against the law for landlords to discriminate against people with HIV. But, a few landlords get away with it because renters don’t always know their rights under state and federal laws. So, it pays […]
Becoming an advocate for people living with HIV
People living with HIV stick together and help each other out. Standing up against the haters is one of the great ways we do that. Why bother with the haters? Shouldn’t you just ignore them […]
6 ways to join the fight against HIV criminalization
In part 2 of this series, we talked about a full range of reasons why HIV criminalization is obsolete and needs to be abolished. Let’s review: HIV criminalization is good at: Discouraging people from getting […]
Why HIV criminalization doesn't work
If you know you have HIV, you should tell your sex partners before doing the deed. That's just the right thing to do. But HIV criminalization takes this to the extreme: More than half of […]