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Over 25 years into the epidemic, Americans living with HIV/AIDS continue to face discrimination. Listen to AIDS Project Director Matt Coles talk about the ACLU's work defending people with HIV/AIDS. Podcast > > > ACLU Reaches Settlement For Veteran Denied State Department Contractor Job Because He Has HIV > ACLU Appeals TSA Denial Of Job To Air Force Veteran With HIV > HIV & Your Civil Rights: Know Your Rights in the Workplace No one should be deprived of their basic constitutional protections of equality, privacy or free expression because they have HIV or AIDS. The AIDS Project fights to eliminate discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in all aspects of society, including employment, housing and public accommodations. We also work to ensure that people can make informed decisions about HIV testing and treatment, and to challenge government responses to HIV that reflect prejudice rather than scientific principles.

ACLU Reaches Settlement For Veteran Denied State Department Contractor Job Because He Has HIV (8/25/2009)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Civil Liberties Union has reached a settlement on behalf of a U.S. Army veteran who was denied a security job with U.S. State Department contractor Triple Canopy, Inc. because he has HIV. According to the ACLU, the State Department has agreed to policy changes that will prevent people with HIV from being automatically barred from working under Department contracts in the future. While details of the settlement with Triple Canopy are confidential, all parties are pleased with the agreement.

ACLU Appeals TSA Denial Of Job To Air Force Veteran With HIV (8/20/2009)
FORT LAUDERDALE – The American Civil Liberties Union today appealed a decision by the Transportation Security Administration to refuse a job to an Air Force Veteran because he has HIV. In a fax to the ACLU, TSA claims it denied Michael Lamarre a job as a baggage handler in order to protect his health because his lowered immune system made him vulnerable to infectious diseases at the airport. TSA claimed among other reasons that the fact that Lamarre is taking three antiviral medications is evidence that he has a suppressed immune system.

Alabama Department Of Corrections Ends Ban Of Prisoners With HIV From Work Release (8/13/2009)
MONTGOMERY, AL – After more than two decades of intense advocacy by the American Civil Liberties Union, Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) officials this week ended a longstanding ban of prisoners with HIV from participating in the state's work release program. The ACLU and other advocates have long argued that the ban was an arbitrary and discriminatory denial to participation in a program essential for aiding prisoners' successful reintegration into society.