Everything listed under: discrimination

  • Are you a serophobe?

    B.J. Caldwell, ACG Educator

    cross posted to qlinks.ca blog

    This is an old campaign, but is worth another look. An AIDS Service Organization in Quebec called COCQ-SIDA launched a campaign raising awareness about the various ways in which people reject/alienate/discriminate (hence: serophobe) people living with HIV.  What does serophobia mean? From the campaign website:

    And here is a video made for the campaign:

    Mon, September 27, 2010 (No comments)

  • Reuters: U.S. insurer targetted PHAs to drop coverage

    Reuters:

    Previously undisclosed records from [the] case reveal that Fortis had a company policy of targeting policyholders with HIV. A computer program and algorithm targeted every policyholder recently diagnosed with HIV for an automatic fraud investigation, as the company searched for any pretext to revoke their policy. As was the case [here], their insurance policies often were canceled on erroneous information, the flimsiest of evidence, or for no good reason at all, according to the court documents and interviews with state and federal investigators.

    Disgusting. Every time I hear about the issues south of the border regarding healthcare issues, I cringe. While our system isn't perfect, it is better on many fronts. Anyone hear of anything similar to this in Canada?

    Wed, March 17, 2010 (No comments)

  • 60 Cdn PHA's Denied Entry to U.S.

    Crossposted to Qlinks.ca Blog:

    Edge Magazine in Boston was the first to break the story of 60 Canadians living with HIV who were planning to attend the North American Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit in Washington D.C. who were denied entry into the U.S. The U.S. Congress has repealed the law that bans HIV positive travelers to the U.S. however, the repeal has not been translated into policy implemented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The article can be found here.

    For more information about the travel ban to the U.S. check out this past week's Xtra for an article (that went to print before the 60 people were barred from entry) 

    The U.S. remains one of a few countries that still bar any HIV+ people from entering the country. Other countries in line with the U.S. policy include: Armenia, Brunei, China (which has since been removed), Iraq, Quatar, South Korea, Libya, Moldava, Oman, The Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia & Sudan.

    Former US President GW Bush passed legislation to change this ban, but the government agency responsible has not yet changed its policies.

    Wed, June 3, 2009 (No comments)