I see articles about how HIV is addressed dissimilarly due to differing patient demographics. These factors include race & ethnicity, sex, rurality & social vulnerability. It's accurate to say these distinctions can & do impact HIV treatment, but there's something being left out. These traits affect groups no matter what the issue.
Any of these factors or combination of them can push a person further from the standard of care given the mainstream population. I'm gay, rural, poor & on disability. My access to everything is very limited compared to a middle class person living in a metro area. Still, that affects everything, not just my HIV treatment.
Too many articles are written as if these were isolated assaults those HIV+. Disparity in treatment has always been a reality. It shouldn't be, but it is. In many incidents, the more conventional, metro & affluent a person is, the better they will be treated.
Stigma & disparity are a given in any situation where there's a power imbalance. From what I can tell, it's not a fight that can be won. You can focus on it & waste a lot of effort, but it's unlikely any lasting change will come about. Sorry, but society sucks.
Cya...
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