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Posts tagged "HIV"

LGBT immigrants in detention centers face abuse, discrimination

LGBT immigrants in detention centers face abuse, discrimination
Immigration officials at the Tri-County Detention Center in Ullin, Ill., refused to provide HIV treatment for an undocumented immigrant while in custody, and another undocumented transgender immigrant was arbitrarily held in solitary confinement for 49 days at Eloy Immigration Detention Center in Arizona, according to four complaints filed Monday to the U.S. Department of Homeland... Read more »
By MariaZamudio,
October 25, 2011 at 5:20 pm
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Cook County releases HIV/AIDS data

The number of Cook County residents living with the HIV virus doubled to 3,474 between 2000 and 2008, according to a report released last week by the Cook County Department of Public Health. The data show new infections rising substantially among men, African Americans and Latinos, 20- to 29-year-olds, and among men who have sex... Read more »
By JeffKellyLowenstein,
May 4, 2010 at 9:14 am
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HIV leading cause of death for black women 25 to 34

Photo illustration by Joe Gallo Historically considered a gay man’s disease, HIV has a different face in Illinois. The virus is the leading cause of death for black women between the ages of 25 and 34, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data cited by Medill students Camille M. Doty and Jessica Krinke. Doty... Read more »
By JeffKellyLowenstein,
December 8, 2009 at 1:11 pm
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