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Advocates contend that police are
jailing many New Yorkers under the assumption of prostitution after finding and
confiscating condoms. Transgender people in particular report that cops assume
they are sex workers.
Advocates believe that, regardless
of an individual’s reason for being in possession of condoms while out on the
streets, everyone should practice safe sex, particularly prostitutes.
To this end, people pressed the
state government in Albany this week to approve legislation barring the use of
condoms as evidence of prostitution. Supporters of the No Condoms as Evidence
Bill say confiscating condoms is a public health threat and a waste of the
approximately 40 million condoms the state distributes each year.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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