Gopalan, a 62-year-old ally, has been advocating for HIV/AIDS causes since 1994, a year before she launched the foundation."If the community is still criminalized you cannot even begin to talk about rights," she said. "So, it was really important to get the community decriminalized so that we could then start thinking about how we can secure rights for people."Changing laws and cultureIndian HIV/AIDS advocates are aware that laws can only go so far.Experts believe that decreased stigmatization.