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Sword and Shield: Perceptions of law in empowering and protecting HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Manila, Philippines.
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- Characterizing Problematic Drug Use Among Transgender Women and Cisgender Men During the Emerging HIV Crisis in the Philippines: Implications for Policy Research.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2022Article
- Characterizing Awareness of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Manila and Cebu, Philippines: Web-Based Survey of Filipino Cisgender Men Who Have Sex With Men.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Thirty Years of Human Rights Study in the Web of Science Database (1990-2020).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evaluating Translation of HIV-Related Legal Protections Into Practice: A Qualitative Assessment Among HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Manila, Philippines.Critical public health · 2021Article
- Differences in HIV risk and healthcare engagement factors in Filipinx transgender women and cisgender men who have sex with men who reported being HIV negative, HIV positive or HIV unknown.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- Using structural equation modelling to characterise multilevel socioecological predictors and mediators of condom use among transgender women and cisgender men who have sex with men in the Philippines.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Legal protections for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are important for protecting human rights and combatting stigma. While much focus has been on the pernicious impacts of criminalisation of HIV transmission or nondisclosure, little research has accounted for the ways in which perception of protective laws may affect the everyday lives of PLHIV. The Philippines has the fastest growing HIV epidemic in the Asia & Pacific region, with HIV-positive men-who-have-sex-with-men (HIV+ MSM) bearing the majority of cases, and has recently revised their legal protections for PLHIV. We present findings from interviews with 21 HIV+ MSM in Manila, Philippines. Overall, participants viewed legal protections as both empowering and protective. Empowerment was achieved as protections helped participants manage internalised stigma, feel as if they had a weapon to fight discrimination, and perceive a more equitable climate around HIV within broader society. While participants felt as though the law sent positive signals that the government wanted to protect PLHIV, they doubted the actual legal process of bringing suits, leading to harms. Overall, this research presents ways in which legal protections can considered in interventions to empower PLHIV and also identifies opportunities to improve research and advocacy in settings with similarly protective laws.
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