Podcast Appearance: Ask Dr. Drew
Pictured: Screenshot of Dr. Drew in a split-screen interview with Robert Suttle.
In this episode of Ask Dr. Drew, Robert Suttle participates in a public-facing conversation examining HIV criminalization and the need to modernize HIV laws in the United States.
Drawing from lived experience and policy work, the discussion situates HIV criminalization within a broader public health context, highlighting how outdated statutes continue to punish people living with HIV despite advances in treatment, viral suppression, and quality of life. The episode also references Robert’s work with The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation’s HIV Is Not a Crime initiative and the ongoing, state-by-state efforts to align HIV laws with current science and human rights standards.
Archived here as part of Robert’s Lived Experience Archive, this appearance represents a moment of public witnessing and policy translation intended to inform broader audiences. It provides historical and contextual grounding for—but does not substitute for—his current systems-focused work on law reform, institutional accountability, and structural change related to HIV criminalization.
Archive Note:
This material is archived to document lived experience already shared publicly. Current inquiries should focus on systems analysis, policy strategy, and structural reform.
