HERSHEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, spearheaded by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), AIDS advocates protested outside the Hershey Company headquarters in Hershey, Pennsylvania, over the “unacceptable” rejection of a 13-year-old boy for enrollment at Milton Hershey School due to his HIV-positive status.
Carrying signs and banners that said “No Kisses for Hershey: www.EndHIVStigma.org,” advocates demanded that the Hershey Company — which is the primary funder of the school — denounce the discrimination and immediately facilitate the boy’s enrollment.
Chants included: “Hershey School, don’t be cruel, let the child in your school!” “Hershey School: educate, don’t discriminate!” and “Hey, Hey! Ho! Ho! HIV Stigma has got to go!”
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to more than 123,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. www.aidshealth.org
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