Videos

HIV Criminalization in Canada: Testimonials

The stories featured in the sound experience above are real and have been compiled from research interviews conducted by Alexander McClelland, as part of his doctoral research at Concordia University. In order to protect the confidentiality of research participants, these stories are composites and the names are pseudonyms; however, we have sought to respect individual experiences as best we can.

Mexico first Spanish language HIV is Not a Crime meeting 

  HIV is Not a Crime Mexico (FaceBook)  

Iowa Senator and Advocate Discuss HIV Modernization

Video of Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy and Sero's Tami Haught, Conference Training Coordinator and Iowa Advocate Discussing the modernization of the law in Iowa.

Indiana HIV Advocacy Day

HIV Modernization Movement-Indiana(HMM) http://hivmodernizationmovement.org/ HMM is a diverse group of individuals who seek to modernize Indiana’s criminal HIV laws.

It's Time to End Bad HIV Laws

Documentary film of HIV is Not a Crime Training Academy

To support advocates on how to effectively strategise on ending HIV criminalization, this 30-minute video distils the content of the three-day training academy into four overarching themes: survivors, victories, intersectionality and community.

HIV JUSTICE WORLDWIDE demonstration @AIDS 2016

Following Justice Edwin Cameron’s Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture at AIDS 2016 in Durban, more than 100 activists took to the stage demanding an end to HIV criminalization. Among us - people with HIV, sex workers, and other criminalized people - were allies that included Elizabeth Taylor's grandchildren (and great-grandchild): Laela Wilding, Finn McMurray, Rhys Tivey, and Quinn Tivey. Our chant: WE HAVE A VIRUS! WE ARE NOT CRIMINALS! END CRIMINALIZATION NOW! Justice Cameron welcomed us with open arms, literally! To find out more, read our ‘Beyond Blame’

Perpetuating Stigma

The U.S. has more laws criminalizing HIV exposure and transmission than any other country in the world. Stigma and fear often motivate criminal prosecutions, and the results can be devastating.

SERO Stories - Nick Rhoades

Nick Rhoades used a condom, had an undetectable viral load and did not transmit HIV but was sentenced to 25 years by an Iowa court.  Later reduced to a year served, he now must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

SERO Stories - Monique Moree

Monique Howell Moree, of Summerville, South Carolina, found out she had HIV when she was in the Army and pregnant.  Despite telling her partner to use a condom, she was prosecuted for non-disclosure.

HIV Is Not a Crime "Grinnell Gathering" Opening Ceremony

This short film includes highlights from the opening ceremony of the first-ever conference on HIV criminalization in the United States, held on June 2, in Grinnell, Iowa. More than 170 people from 27 states attended the HIV Is Not A Crime conference, a.k.a. the “Grinnell Gathering.” Attendees left inspired, motivated, and better equipped to advance criminalization reform in their home states. [Filmed by Remington Smith.]

HIV Criminalization Survivors’ Testimony

This video highlights the testimony and advocacy of survivors of HIV criminalization prosecutions at the HIV Is Not A Crime conference in Grinnell, Iowa, which was held from June 2 to 5, 2014. Speakers include Robert Suttle, Monique Howell-Moree, Tiffany Moore, Donald Baxter, Nick Rhoades, Kerry Thomas (calling in from an Idaho prison), and more.

El VIH No Es Un Delito

[HIV Is Not A Crime with Spanish subtitles] This is a short film that is part of Sero’s ongoing documentation of the experiences of people with HIV who have been prosecuted for “HIV crimes”.  The film features interviews with Nick Rhoades, Robert Suttle and Monique Moree; additional interviews are found in the Sero Stories film clips.