Episode 110: Sex and the Single Swede – Celia Farber Considers Julian Assange’s Refusal of an ‘HIV Test’
Episode 110: Sex and the Single Swede - Celia Farber Considers Julian Assange's Refusal of an 'HIV Test' [ 1 h 16 min 48 s | 35.16 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (747)In August 2010, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange refused to take an “HIV test” in Sweden at the request of two young women with whom he had had consensual sex. To avoid extradition to Sweden to face accusations under that country’s “expansive,” and expanding, rape law, Assange has been effectively imprisoned for the past four years in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
“Only in the shadow of the 1980s HIV/AIDS mushroom cloud, could a broken condom be met with such hysteria, and morph into a criminal drama, involving several governments and millions of dollars,” wrote former “How Positive Are You” co-host Celia Farber. Close to the fourth anniversary of Assange’s exile, Elizabeth Ely joins Celia in her Manhattan kitchen for tea and discussion of her February 2016 New York Observer article on the sexual politics of this unusual case. Continue reading »
Comment (0)Episode 49: South Korea Update
David Crowe visited South Korea and met with four members of the Korean Human Rights Organization for HIV/AIDS Reappraisal.
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