World AIDS Day: stigma about HIV and AIDS is damaging lives and productivity in the City 

By Adam Bloodworth Harun Tulunay lost his job when he was first diagnosed with HIV because he wasn’t aware he was legally protected in the workplace, and stigma around his condition meant it wasn’t easy to speak with his HR department. He is one of many Londoners who has been treated unfairly despite people living with HIV being protected by workplace law under the Disability Act. It is estimated that there is over 107,000 people living with HIV in the UK today, but this World AIDS Day, new data from the Terrence Higgins Trust reveals that 31% of people living with HIV have experienced stigma …

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