HIV: Pathway to Progress
This is Pathway to Progress, a podcast dedicated to the fight for HIV justice and decriminalization across the country. Hosted by Phillip Westry, Executive Director of FreeState Justice, each episode features insightful conversations with a rotating panel of co-hosts and expert guests. Together, they explore the history of HIV in the U.S., the ongoing challenges of HIV criminalization, and the actions being taken to create a future where everyone—regardless of their status—can live without fear or discrimination.
Brought to you by FreeState Justice, Maryland’s leading LGBTQ+ legal nonprofit.
Join us in the fight for equality and justice. To learn more, visit freestate-justice.org.
HIV: Pathway to Progress
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Welcome to Pathway to Progress, a podcast dedicated to the fight for HIV justice and decriminalization across the country. Hosted by Phillip Westry, Executive Director of FreeState Justice, each episode features insightful conversations with a rotating panel of co-hosts and expert guests. Together, they explore the history of HIV in the U.S., the ongoing challenges of HIV criminalization, and the bold actions being taken to create a future where everyone—regardless of their status—can live without fear or discrimination.
We're excited to offer you a sneak peek at what you can expect in the upcoming episodes, and we invite you to join us on this journey of fighting against HIV criminalization today!
Brought to you by FreeState Justice, Maryland’s leading LGBTQ+ legal nonprofit.
Hello everyone, I'm Philip Westry and I'm honored to introduce you to Free State Justice's new podcast, Pathway to Progress. Free State Justice is a legal service nonprofit that fights for LGBTQ folks and people living with HIV across the state of Maryland. Join me and a rotating panel of guest hosts and advocates as we discuss the fight for decriminalizing HIV across the country. You'll hear about things like the history of HIV criminalization,
Before we even get to legislative reform, there was a ton of advocacy work at the ground level, local level, the advocates engaged in. And they really set the stage for the advocacy work that we all engage in now. The experiences of people living with HIV. Once the media gets involved and it's no longer about the case, in this case it's no longer about HIV, it's about villainizing the person who's been charged. And what you can do about decriminalizing HIV today.
What I want people to do is to think critically about the things that they see. And a part of that is learning, you know, understanding our history, understanding where we are and what's going on and how people are impacted. And so much more. Please subscribe to Pathway to Progress wherever you listen to podcasts. And thank you for joining us in this important fight.