“I still remember the day in 2014 when I met with senior Kerala government officials,” recalls Dr Arumugam Vijayaraman, Deputy Director, Voluntary Health Services (VHS)…
In 2009, the Pakistan Supreme Court officially recognized hijras as a third gender, allowing their third gender certification on their national ID and ability to…
Effective advocacies are currently happening around the region for the inclusion and involvement of transgender community, and Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN) is one of…
Youth Voices Count’s second Ignite! Mentorship Program was held in Bangkok this month. Young LGBT community advocates from all over Asia attended the five-day workshop…
This year Nepal has taken several historic steps in recognizing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. In September the country adopted a constitution…
Studies have shown that, in spite of some improvements, current HIV programming for MSM and transgender people is largely failing to reach universal access (UA) targets…
Building on the key principles and underlying assumptions identified in the Scoping Paper on Assumptions and Principles of HIV Prevention and Care Programming for MSM…
“Have an open mind, support MSM and transgender people to take control of their health and wellbeing without judgment” and to the community “Be brave,…