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Mississippi

Structural Stigma

HIV CRIMINALIZATION LAWS

yes
As of 2025, Yes: Mississippi has a HIV criminalization law and sentencing enhancements or sex offender registration (or both) or HIV criminalization law only

HATE CRIME DATA COLLECTION LAW

no
As of 2025, No: Mississippi does not require hate crime data collection

HATE CRIMES BY YEAR

0
10
30
40
2021
2022
2023
31
29
17
Data view:
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt that the police refused to protect you because you have sex with men?

9%

Have you ever felt scared to be in public places because you have sex with men?

32%

Have you ever been verbally harassed and felt it was because you have sex with men?

41%
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt excluded from family activities because you have sex with men?

36%

Have you ever felt that family members have made discriminatory remarks or gossiped about you because you have sex with men?

54%
Individual Item
Proportion

Have you ever felt afraid to go to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

33%

Have you ever avoided going to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

26%
8.7%

Have you ever felt that the police refused to protect you because you have sex with men?

31.6%

Have you ever felt scared to be in public places because you have sex with men?

41.1%

Have you ever been verbally harassed and felt it was because you have sex with men?

35.9%

Have you ever felt excluded from family activities because you have sex with men?

53.9%

Have you ever felt that family members have made discriminatory remarks or gossiped about you because you have sex with men?

33%

Have you ever felt afraid to go to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?

26.1%

Have you ever avoided going to health care services because you worry someone may treat you poorly because you have sex with men?