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NEW RESEARCH
Incarceration for HIV crimes in Florida cost taxpayers $12 million
An analysis of data from the Florida Department of Corrections found that as many as 154 people have been incarcerated for HIV crimes in Florida, costing the state more than $12 million over the last two and a half decades. Black people and women were disproportionately affected by the state’s HIV criminal laws. Enforcement of HIV crimes from 2018 to 2019 was the highest seen in Florida in a decade.
Demographic profile of people living with HIV in Florida and HIV-related prison sentences
Undergoing conversion therapy increases risk of suicide attempts among LGBTQ people in Colombia
Using data from the largest survey of LGBTQ people in Colombia to date, researchers found an estimated 22% of LGBTQ people in the country have undergone conversion therapy. Those who experienced conversion therapy were 76% more likely to attempt suicide compared to LGBTQ Colombians who did not experience conversion therapy.
Researchers found that the rate of lifetime suicide attempts among LGBTQ people in Colombia (25%) is almost 10 times higher than among the general Colombian population (2.6%), with nonbinary people and transgender people most at risk.
