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Briteramos v. King’s of Cuts (d/b/a “King of Kuts”) and Ramsy Milton

Status:

Closed

Court:

U.S. District Court

Issues:

HIV, Racial Justice and Low-Income Advocacy

Clients:

Nikko Briteramos

Attorneys:

Taylor Brown, Tyron Garner Memorial Fellow

Stefan Johnson, Legal Help Desk Director

Anthony Pinggera, Law Fellow

Scott Schoettes, Counsel and HIV Project Director

Lambda Legal filed a complaint in United States District Court on behalf of Nikko Briteramos against the owner of a Los Angeles barbershop who refused to cut Briteramos’s hair because he is living with HIV.

Lambda Legal and the Black AIDS Institute (BAI) also launched CUT THE STIGMA, a joint public education campaign focused on Black communities developed to dispel misconceptions surrounding the transmission of HIV and reduce HIV stigma and its resulting discrimination

    • July 2018: Complaint filed on behalf of Nikko Briteramos.
    • July 2018: #CutTheStigma campaign launched with the Black Aids Institute.
    • June 2019: California district court issues judgment in favor of Nikko.

  • Complaint (07/25/2018)

  • Judgment (06/4/2019)