China's Ministry of Health expressed support for real-name testing for HIV, suggesting these could become national policy in order to allow health workers to follow-up with people who test positive, helping them to access treatment.

Once a person's HIV status is known, the profound stigma surrounding HIV has led to widespread discrimination by employers, schools, landlords and even hospitals in China, legal protections against discrimination are weak. many people who take HIV tests disappear without ever receiving treatment in fear of this discrimination.

By signing the petition you support the China Gay Health Forum and many Chinese AIDS activists in calling on the Ministry of Health to reject real-name testing and strengthen privacy protections at hospitals and testing sites. China’s leaders should pass—and enforce--stronger laws to ban discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS.