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Illinois Governor Fully Decriminalizes HIV
HIVPlus Mag ^
| July 28, 2021
| Alex Cooper
Posted on 07/30/2021 3:13:19 PM PDT by fwdude
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill decriminalizing HIV. Before, those in Illinois living with HIV could have faced prison time and thousands of dollars in fines for not disclosing their HIV status to their sexual partners.
Pritzker said the laws were archaic. “They don’t decrease infection rates, but they do increase stigma,” he said, according to Chicago media outlet WMAQ. “It’s high time we treat HIV as we do other treatable transmissible diseases.”
Activists cheered for the bill, saying it’s a significant step in helping fight the stigma around living with HIV.
“Especially for people living with HIV, it finally takes the stigma away that people living with HIV are dangerous.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hiv; homosexualagenda; illinois
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Gag! Wielding a deadly weapon with impunity is the exact OPPOSITE of just law.
And they are seriously mistaken if they think that stigma is going to be reduced by this. If anything, stigma will INCREASE as those who have newfound freedom from prosecution are more bold about exposing people to their lifelong infection.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:13:19 PM PDT
by
fwdude
To: fwdude
Good! More evidence that the Government wishes to kill you.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:14:57 PM PDT
by
sport
To: fwdude
Did he elevate covid to a new place?
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:15:53 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: fwdude
Bad idea. Will promote even more careless behavior.
HIV is treatable now, but you need to start treating it early. This disease can still kill or turn into those ugly Leper-like symptoms many saw back in the 1990’s: Karposi’s Sarcoma.
Believe me, you don’t want that.
To: fwdude
Note to self; Avoid random sex in Illinois.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:20:07 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: fwdude
COVID is treatable, it has a 99.97% survival rate.
Constant lies.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:24:50 PM PDT
by
wildcard_redneck
( COVID lockdowns are the Establishment's attack on the middle class and our Republic )
To: fwdude
He may have received counsel from his cousin Jennifer.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:26:42 PM PDT
by
Maudeen
(https://thereishopeinJesus.com/)
To: fwdude
Speaking of "stigma", in another part of Illinois...
They are not using armbands, yet; however, one school district in Galesburg, Illinois, is issuing color-coded identification to visibly label vaccinated and non-vaccinated school district employees. This is how the process of stigmatization is begun; be aware of what is coming.
According to sources in Illinois School District 205 (Galesburg, IL), School Superintendent John Asplund sent the notification (screenshot below) to school staff members announcing a new staff ID badge policy. [Galesburg CUSD #205 LINK]

School staff now have the option to change from the customary white ID badge to a yellow ID badge to indicate that they have received the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy is currently only limited to school staff and does not apply to students. However, it can be anticipated the school may begin to visibly identify non-vaccinated students.
This is a slippery slope where peer pressure and stigmatization become a serious issue. How long will this remain voluntary? This creates a dynamic of virtue-signalling peer pressure on school staff to publicly display their private health information. As noted by one of the affected recipients of the notification, “This policy will prompt a lot of bullying, ostracism, and cliquish behavior.”
Additionally, the passage in the email that states, “At this point in time, proof of vaccination does not give you any additional benefits…” is striking to me. The implication here is that employment or social compact benefits within the district may be designated or assigned -at a future date- based on vaccinated status. If this was not an active part of the thought process within the administration, the notation about “additional benefits” would not be present.
The social issues in/around COVID-19 mitigation have been catastrophic for our educational system. Creating a class system based on vaccination status is very troubling. Keep an eye open for this type of activity surfacing in your area.
This is a troubling development.
Act or be acted upon…. push-back now or silence is the same as consent !

“Vaccination papers, citizen?”…
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:27:35 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: fwdude
On second thought,
Note to self; Avoid random sex in Illinois.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:30:23 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: usconservative
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill decriminalizing HIV. Before, those in Illinois living with HIV could have faced prison time and thousands of dollars in fines for not disclosing their HIV status to their sexual partners.OMFG.
What is wrong with your state???!?
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:31:32 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(I feel like it is 1937 Germany, and my last name is Feinberg.)
To: fwdude
I hope someone who goy HIV via a non disclosed partner screws the hell out of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Give it to him long hard and deep! Go off your antivirals for a while to ensure max viral load. Have at it. It’s not illegal to give someone a chronic disease on purpose.
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posted on
07/30/2021 3:48:11 PM PDT
by
wgmalabama
(We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative?)
To: fwdude
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posted on
07/30/2021 4:01:46 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: fwdude
Wow. Willful, reckless endangerment just got Illinois government approval. No informed consent needed.
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posted on
07/30/2021 4:40:34 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries. )
To: fwdude
Why not!? Bring the whole dam system down!
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posted on
07/30/2021 4:53:07 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: fwdude
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posted on
07/30/2021 5:04:00 PM PDT
by
NetAddicted
( Just looking)
To: lee martell
“HIV is treatable now,”
I have read claims that while treatable, the life expectancy is still considerably shorter. Don’t know how true this is.
To: Lazamataz
Chicago. THAT’S what’s wrong. Lifelong resident, and I wish I could get the hell out.
Too many Chicago democrats deciding how the rest of us are supposed to live. Damn them….
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posted on
07/30/2021 6:11:38 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(Staunch conservative, with a liberal immune system. TRUMP 2024!)
To: fwdude
Just how does the “stigma” associated with other people knowing that a person has HIV trump intentionally giving another person a deadly disease?
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posted on
07/30/2021 7:23:19 PM PDT
by
nagant
To: Lazamataz
What is wrong with your state???!? It's run by a fat, stupid POS who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth who thinks the only way he can win re-election is to swing harder and harder to the left. Oh, and his butt-ugly lezbo sister who looks like him approves of what he's doing.
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posted on
07/30/2021 7:24:53 PM PDT
by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: alternatives?
I have read claims that while treatable, the life expectancy is still considerably shorter. Don’t know how true this is. The official narrative doesn’t match the facts. HIV activists are stuck in the dilemma of pointing out the multiple health disparities and the demand for taxpayer dollars to go to them, and the fiction that health outcomes are no different from normal people. I simply do the math. How many people with HIV are over 65? Not many.
The medication to treat HIV do a number on the body. Kidney and liver damage, thinning bone mass, cardiac compromise, unnatural fat distribution, depression and swings in mood. None of these things contribute to a long life.
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posted on
07/31/2021 7:53:10 AM PDT
by
fwdude
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