Who killed HIV/AIDS activist Steve Harvey?

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On 30 November 2005, Jamaican HIV/AIDS activist Steve Harvey was found murdered. Harvey was a staunch defender of the human rights of people living with, and vulnerable to, HIV/AIDS. Since 1997, he had worked at Jamaica AIDS Support. In this commentary, Garry Mullins examines the deep roots and social acceptance of homophobia, and its consequences, in Jamaican society.

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Author/s: Mullins, Garry (G);

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Publication Type: Newspaper Article

Journal: HIV/AIDS policy & law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network (HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev), published in Canada. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Apr; vol 11 (issue 1) : pp 25-6

Dates: Created 2006/06/21; Completed 2006/07/05;

PMID: 16805012, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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