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Weinrich Eds. The importance of overcoming distrust in AIDS education programs is discussed. Special attention is paid to the stigma that so closely accompanies HIV disease in the United States. This chapter describes some ways in which social science knowledge about sexual orientation and sexual stigma has been applied to social justice issues through federal and state courts.
The deleterious scientific, social, and ethical consequences of such bias are discussed. Northridge Eds.
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Grindr, as an example, serves a dual purpose of facilitating both friendships and sexual activities, sometimes with the same person. Five areas of analysis are considered: the biomedical manifestations of AIDS, the cultural construction of AIDS, attitudes of the nonstigmatized, experiences of the stigmatized, and social interactions between the two groups.
Some consequences of current policies are noted.