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How do you think the bill could, if passed, impact access to health care for LGBTQ+ individuals? The bill would bring the total erasure of queer people. In the draft legislation it is stipulated that if a health care professional comes into contact with a queer person, they need to report them to the nearest police station, else they will be the ones facing the consequences. This will prevent LGBTQI+ people from accessing health care. But it's not just a problem for them. LGBTQ+ people also have sexual interactions with non-LGBTQ+ people. A bisexual man, for example, could also have sex with women. If a queer person gets infected (with HIV) and they don't have access to antiretrovirals, and then they have sex with someone else, that person could also get infected. That could be your sister, your mother, your niece. So, it's not about LGBTQI+ rights, it impacts us all. Denying queer people access to health care will make HIV rampant because if HIV-positive people cannot access the medication they need, they will keep infecting other people.
