Only 24 states and D.C. include sexual orientation in their hate crime legislation.

HIV And Sexuality
There are 1.7 million people in the United States living with AIDS, 1/5 of whom are unaware of their infection.

There are 1.7 million people in the United States living with AIDS, 1/5 of whom are unaware of their infection.
33 million people are living with HIV around the world, with 7500 new infections each day.
Lack of contraceptive products and services leads to 76 million unplanned pregnancies worldwide each…
When people think about human trafficking, they think of countries in Asia and Africa, but it’s a growing problem in our own backyard. The government estimates that up to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year for purposes of labor and commercial sexual exploitation.
In 2007, the US Senate marked January 11 as a day of awareness for the countless victims of human trafficking across the globe.
Obama’s being credited with lifting a 22 year ban on HIV-positive foreigners entering the U.S. but it was former president George W. Bush, a staunch Republican, who set in motion the end of the ban by removing HIV from a list of diseases "of public health significance."
Until Monday, people living with the virus could receive 30-day waivers to visit the U.S., the ban made it nearly impossible for HIV-positive individuals to study or work at US institutions. It had kept out thousands of HIV-positive students, tourists, refugees and would-be adopted children.
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