29-Dec-2008
Long suspected, there now is research evidence of serious health problems in LGB youth who have been rejected by their families.
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28-Dec-2008
Some 100,000 hijras (transgender male to female) are being allowed voting privileges for what is apparently the first time in Bangladesh election history.
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25-Dec-2008
Groups say legislators everywhere must reform laws that stand in the way of HIV prevention and treatment rather than introducing laws criminalizing HIV exposure and transmission. Ten eloquent reasons for this effort are given in the article including arguments for reforming existing discriminatory statues such as those used against MSM, sex workers and IDU.
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22-Dec-2008
At a time when scaling up of HIV interventions is urgently needed, many challenges face PNG - particularly funding cuts due to currency fluctuations in the economic crisis.
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22-Dec-2008
UNAIDS, issued its own statement reminding UN member states that commitments to universal access to HIV interventions by 2010 and to halt and reverse the HIV epidemic by 2015 may not possible without ending discrimination, violence, marginalization and other violations of human rights that they faced by LGBT.
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22-Dec-2008
India was the first to integrate colonial "sodomy law" into its penal code, and it became a model for countries across Asia, the Pacific Islands and Africa.
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20-Dec-2008
Nepali MP Sunil Pant spoke out at the "Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity" discussion at the United Nations.
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16-Dec-2008
An analysis of some existing studies related to the contribution of orogenital intercourse to HIV incidence, but most data was described as having problems or presented the researchers with other concerns, and 7 of the 10 used were pre-widespread introduction of ARV .
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15-Dec-2008
Twelve randomised controlled trials were analyzed for effectiveness of intervention.
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09-Dec-2008
Called Shanghai's first gay play, this 1993 stage piece may mark a subtle change in China's well-known “Triple No Policy" related to past attitudes towards homosexuality - no approval, no disapproval, but no promotion.
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08-Dec-2008
A blog apparently by Alex Au, gay activist, explains the story behind the recent Sunday Times (Singapore) story. [Some graphics could not be duplicated here; follow the link to the blog.]
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08-Dec-2008
A unique restaurant opens in southern India, giving hope for different work for sex workers, inlcuding males and transgenders.
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07-Dec-2008
India's central government claims that high HIV rates among MSM demonstrates that legalising men having sex with men would lead to spread of the "dreaded disease" (HIV), citing studies in other countries including Thailand. [See also previous APCOM news stories.]
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07-Dec-2008
International AIDS conference ends with an MSM speaking at closing ceremony - a first for ICASA and in Africa, where the meeting was held.
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06-Dec-2008
Targeted programs for IDU and MSM need particular attention in the fight against HIV/AIDS, still a major Asia-Pacific region public health problem, says WHO.
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06-Dec-2008
New website in Vietnam attempts to involve a greater number of MSM in HIV prevention activities and to help in reducing discrimination.
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06-Dec-2008
HIV infections in the gay community hit a new high record in Singapore, says the Ministry of Health last week, with 32% of new infections in first six months of 2008 caused by "homosexual transmissions" (and 5% from "bisexual transmissions"), up from only 16% in 2001.
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05-Dec-2008
Super photographer Niccolo Cosme’s latest exhibit, Headshot Clinic Aware, intends to send message to spread awareness of HIV and AIDS.
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04-Dec-2008
An rare glimpse into gay life in Mongolia (first seen on the UNESCO msm-asia Google Group).
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02-Dec-2008
Here's a review of what happened - or didn't happen - in The Philippines on the just passed 2008 World AIDS Day.
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