Thread by @ACLU

Today is #WorldAIDSDay2018. This year, the Trump administration has continued to endanger and attack people living with HIV.

This has disastrous consequences for:
Immigrants
Transgender People
People of Color
Women
Gay and bisexual men
Low-income people

Roxsana Hernandez, a trans woman living with HIV, died in ICE detention after fleeing violence in Honduras. She had injuries consistent with beatings while in ICE custody. @TransLawCenter and other advocates are demanding #JusticeforRoxsana
intomore.com/impact/ice-is-…

To pay for the Trump Administration's disastrous family separation policy, HHS proposed diverting funds that it would have used for HIV and cancer research to pay for locking immigrant children up.

americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…

The Trump administration proposed a rule that would keep immigrants out of our country and attack people with disabilities, including people with HIV and those who are enrolled in the Medicaid program.

pwn-usa.org/trumps-hateful…

Under these rules, immigrants living with HIV and their families would have to go without health programs like Medicaid and Medicare Part D, or risk getting denied a green card. Going without insurance means going without treatment. #ProtectImmigrantFamilies

And Trump's proposals for cuts to Medicare would limit access to a number of critical medications, including those for HIV. #SaveMedicare poz.com/article/Trump-…

We should not be surprised by the administration's disregard for people living with HIV. After all, Mike Pence cut funding to HIV prevention programs while Indiana Governor, leading to a spike in new infections within a few years of taking office.

huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pen…

Many states fuel these attacks through needless and dangerous laws that make living with HIV a crime. Take Sanjay Johnson, a Black gay man in Arkansas, who is facing 30 years in prison for having consensual sex while living with HIV. #JusticeforSanjay thebody.com/content/81289/…

HIV-specific criminal laws help no one, sabotage public health, and discriminate against people living with HIV. We'll say it as long as we have to: #HIVIsNotACrime

Learn about your workplace rights as a person living with HIV and get in touch with us if you have experienced discrimination based on your HIV status. aclu.org/know-your-righ…

Update: The Trump Administration is again ignoring the LGBTQ community on #WorldAIDSDay
nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-ou…