http://blog.aids.gov/2011/02/department-of-justice-settles-with-cosmetology-school-in-puerto-rico-on-allegations-of-hiv-discrimin.html HIV Policy & Programs. Research. New Media. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.aids.gov/2011/02/department-of-justice-settles-with-cosmetology-school-in-puerto-rico-on-allegations-of-hiv-discrimin.html#comment-998 Melissa Moorehead Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:02:39 +0000 http://production.aidsblog.icfi.com/2011/02/department-of-justice-settles-with-cosmetology-school-in-puerto-rico-on-allegations-of-hiv-discrimin/#comment-998 So… It’s important that a small cosmetology school be made an example in combating HIV stigma, but the American Red Cross gets a free pass? Their stigmatizing and marginalizing of MSM probably works against their own goals of increasing blood donations, and against public health goals of early identification and anti-stigmatization of HIV. I know “sexual orientation” isn’t a protected category under ADA or any anti-discrimination laws, and that HIV+ blood should never be allowed into the system, but it’s not wrong to recognize the link between marginalizing MSM & HIV and keep trying to work against it. Anyone can get HIV, and any healthy person should be allowed to give blood.

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