Tag: 2SLGBTQIA+

Last month, CATIE won a landmark $1.75M defamation case against an individual who undertook a sustained online hate campaign against our staff and volunteer board members. The attacks were driven by our commitment to publishing sexual health information and, as the judge acknowledged, by homophobia. The decision affirms that this kind of abuse is unlawful. But it also highlights a systemic failure: we should never have had to go to court to defend our right to do our work. We are not alone. Other HIV organizations and public health workers were defamed by the same individual. 2SLGBTQIA+ health advocates continue...