Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Question: Are they allowed to grill me like this about my personal afflictions and is there any way they can access my HIV status? I own property in California, and am now worried that I will be denied entry to visit even my own house that I have owned for over 20 years. Im sure they have now 'blackballed' me and will be looking for HIV meds every time I try to enter the country. This kind of treatment is so offensive and barbaric I cannot begin to tell you how upset I have been made by all of this. ***************** I would not worry much about it. They have done that to me several times. I am a big guy, latino and with an accent , so it is easy to profile me. They freak out when they see bags of Fuzeon injections and my pill box of 35 slots. But I carry a letter from my doc saying that I am HIV poz and they do not mess with me after I show it (they are still afraid they will get it if I sneeze at them). I love freaking them out! VergelDirector, Program for Wellness Restoration (PoWeR)An non profit organizationwww.powerusa.org AIDS is not over. There are 42 million people infected with HIV and 20 million people have died so far while 14,000 people are infected every day. 8,000 people die everyday of AIDS while rich nations and pharmaceutical companies watch. Only 5% of those needing treatment get it. We will be remembered by future generations as the people who allowed greed and profits to be more important than human suffering and lives. Let's not turn our backs to the new holocaust! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I have been traveling other countries outside of USA , often Europe. I always carry a letter from my doctor what I take medicines for. My doctor left his names, address, names of medicines I take , what it use for. so border security read my letter and let me go. I have no problem with this when I cross the border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 > Question: Are they allowed to grill me like this about my personal afflictions and is there any way they can access my HIV status? > I own property in California, and am now worried that I will be denied entry to visit even my own house that I have owned for over 20 years. > Im sure they have now 'blackballed' me and will be looking for HIV meds every time I try to enter the country. > This kind of treatment is so offensive and barbaric I cannot begin to tell you how upset I have been made by all of this. > Unfortunately, there is a major detail you didn't address and nobody's answer so far hit upon: Are you a US citizen, or are you still a citizen of somewhere else? You said you owned property for 20 years, but you don't have to be a citizen to own property. The unfortunate answer is YES, they actually CAN bar you from entry into the USA if you are HIV+, and I imagine that includes even if you own property here. It's incredibly appalling and barbaric but it's totally legal. I have several friends in British Columbia who deal with this every time they visit Seattle, and everyone in BC knows someone who is " red flagged " as being HIV+ and is therefore LEGALLY exclude-able from the US. If you're a US citizen, obvisously the answer is totally different. Naturally, you cannot be excluded. But they can ask you anything they want and basically be as big dickheads as they want, and you really can't do anything about it. If you honestly answer that they're HIV meds and you have HIV infection and all that, there's nothing they can do to you, but of course the differentiating point is that you're a US citizen. At every border crossing, there is a kind of a " no mans zone " where you practically have no rights and they can get away with a hell of a lot. They can and often are really obnoxious. My friends in BC complain about how nasty the border guards often are entering into the States-- but they're often just as nasty to us when we're coming back (as if that's some consolation). If you're not a US citizen, I would definitely say as little as possible about your meds, if you can get away with it. You very much SHOULD be concerned about being excluded for being HIV+, because they do it all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Yipes! I guess I never thought about this but now I'm concerned. I'll be going on a cruise from CA to Mexico in a couple of weeks. I'm also scheduled for a business trip to Eastern Europe this fall. This will be my first time out of the country since I have been on meds so the never occurred to me. Am I required to disclose my status? I will be with people who do not know my poz status. How do I handle this? I understand they may be concerned about illegal drugs. Would a letter from my Doctor saying the medications are prescription suffice without disclosing what they are for? Re: Border Crossing > > > Question: Are they allowed to grill me like this about my personal > afflictions and is there any way they can access my HIV status? > > I own property in California, and am now worried that I will be > denied entry to visit even my own house that I have owned for over 20 > years. > > Im sure they have now 'blackballed' me and will be looking for HIV > meds every time I try to enter the country. > > This kind of treatment is so offensive and barbaric I cannot begin > to tell you how upset I have been made by all of this. > > > > > Unfortunately, there is a major detail you didn't address and > nobody's answer so far hit upon: Are you a US citizen, or are you > still a citizen of somewhere else? > > You said you owned property for 20 years, but you don't have to be a > citizen to own property. The unfortunate answer is YES, they > actually CAN bar you from entry into the USA if you are HIV+, and I > imagine that includes even if you own property here. It's incredibly > appalling and barbaric but it's totally legal. > > I have several friends in British Columbia who deal with this every > time they visit Seattle, and everyone in BC knows someone who is " red > flagged " as being HIV+ and is therefore LEGALLY exclude-able from the > US. > > If you're a US citizen, obvisously the answer is totally different. > Naturally, you cannot be excluded. But they can ask you anything > they want and basically be as big dickheads as they want, and you > really can't do anything about it. If you honestly answer that > they're HIV meds and you have HIV infection and all that, there's > nothing they can do to you, but of course the differentiating point > is that you're a US citizen. > > At every border crossing, there is a kind of a " no mans zone " where > you practically have no rights and they can get away with a hell of a > lot. They can and often are really obnoxious. My friends in BC > complain about how nasty the border guards often are entering into > the States-- but they're often just as nasty to us when we're coming > back (as if that's some consolation). > > If you're not a US citizen, I would definitely say as little as > possible about your meds, if you can get away with it. You very much > SHOULD be concerned about being excluded for being HIV+, because they > do it all the time. > > > > > If you received this email from someone who forwarded it to you and would like to join this group, send a blank email to lipodystrophy-subscribe and you will get an email with intructions to follow. You can chose to receive single emails or a daily digest (collection of emails). You can post pictures, images, attach files and search by keyword old postings in the group. > > For those of you who are members already and want to switch from single em ails to digest or viceversa, visit www.yahoogroups.com, click on lipodystrophy, then on " edit my membership " and go down to your selection. The list administrator does not process any requests, so this is a do-it-yourself easy process ! > Thanks for joining. You will learn and share a lot in this group! > > Forward this email to anyone who may benefit from this information! Thanks! > In Health, > > Vergel > Interim List Administratory benefit from this information! Thanks! > In Health, > > Vergel > Interim List Administrator > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 > I am planing a trip to Canada to see Dr. Trevor Born to help correct my > sunken eyes. In other postings someone was talking about being questioned about > their HIV meds. Is it a problem going from the US to Canada, and if asked > should I just tell them they are Meds for other types of aliments? What is the > best way to handle this type of situation when traveling to other countries? Canada doesn't ask Americans entering Canada whether they're HIV+. But Canadians entering the US do get asked. Most countries don't ask. A few do, you'll have to check each one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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