Podcast Appearance: The Mental Illness Happy Hour with Paul Gilmartin
In this episode of The Mental Illness Happy Hour, Robert Suttle joins host Paul Gilmartin for a long-form conversation examining the personal and structural consequences of HIV criminalization.
The discussion documents Robert’s experience of arrest and incarceration following his HIV diagnosis and situates that experience within the broader realities of living with HIV in the modern era. Rather than focusing on individual behavior, the episode highlights how outdated HIV laws and stigma operate as systems of punishment that affect mental health, identity, and long-term well-being.
Archived here as part of Robert’s Lived Experience Archive, this episode represents a period of public witnessing that informs—but does not replace—his current work focused on systems analysis, policy reform, and institutional accountability 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.
