FRESH INSIGHTS - The Cost of Criminalization : How Structural Homophobia Is Fueling HIV Risk

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This Fresh Insights episode breaks down a study  published in the Social Science and Medicine journal on how structural homophobia is associated with  sexual behaviours that increase HIV risk among sexual and gender diverse people across more than 180 countries. It explores how discriminatory laws and hostile social climates not only increase individual experiences of stigma but are also directly and indirectly associated with higher HIV-risk behaviours and impacts the general wellbeing.