Canada has been known as a hot spot for HIV criminalization where the act of not disclosing one's HIV-positive status to sex partners has historically been regarded as a serious criminal offence. Criminalized Lives describes how this approach has disproportionately harmed the poor, Black and Indigenous people, gay men, and women in Canada. In this book, people who have been criminally accused of not disclosing their HIV-positive status, detail the many complexities of disclosure, and the violence that results from being criminalized.
Accompanied by portraits from artist Eric Kostiuk Williams, the profiles examine whether the criminal legal system is really prepared to handle the nuances and ethical dilemmas faced everyday by people living with HIV. By offering personal stories of people who have faced criminalization first-hand, Alexander McClelland questions common assumptions about HIV, the role of punishment, and the violence that results from the criminal legal system's legacy of categorizing people as either victims or perpetrators.
Note: A regrettable error appears on page 22. The number 240 should be 206 when referring to the number of people prosecuted in relation to allegations of HIV nondisclosure. This will be fixed in future reprints.
| ISBN: | 9781978832053 |
| Publication date: | 14th June 2024 |
| Author: | Alexander McClelland |
| Illustrator: | Eric Kostiuk Williams |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Series: | Q+ Public |
| Genres: |
Social discrimination and social justice Ethnic groups and multicultural studies Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases Discrimination in employment and harassment law Health, illness and addiction: social aspects LGBTQ+ Studies / topics Ethnic studies |
Canada has been known as a hot spot for HIV criminalization where the act of not disclosing one's HIV-positive status to sex partners has historically been regarded as a serious criminal offence. Criminalized Lives describes how this approach has disproportionately harmed the poor, Black and Indigenous people, gay men, and women in Canada. In this book, people who have been criminally accused of not disclosing their HIV-positive status, detail the many complexities of disclosure, and the violence that results from being criminalized. Accompanied by portraits from artist Eric Kostiuk Williams, the profiles examine whether the criminal legal system is really prepared to handle the nuances and ethical dilemmas faced everyday by people living with HIV.
Criminalized Lives features in the following genres: Social discrimination and social justice, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases, Discrimination in employment and harassment law, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Ethnic studies
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Criminalized Lives was written by Alexander McClelland and published by Rutgers University Press
Criminalized Lives has 276 pages
Yes it is part of Q+ Public series
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