May 2016 - India HIV/AIDS Alliance

Renewing Abhaya’s commitment to women’s health (May 28, 2016)

A woman’s lifetime is a progression from puberty, menstruation, and possibilities of pregnancy to menopause, with a wide range of health issues in-between. India HIV/AIDS Alliance’s Abhaya project, as supported by MAC AIDS Fund, works with female

Wajood: My Strength Is My Identity (May 25, 2016)

Mita, a transgender from Karnataka, was admitted in a local hospital in Raichur as she was suffering from appendicitis-related pain. However, she was denied treatment, because she was transgender and allegedly in sex work. Humiliated and horrified,

Act Against Homophobia and Transphobia! (May 17, 2016)

May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and the theme for 2016 is “Mental Health & Wellbeing.” As I hear this theme, I am reminded of a couple of incidents that stick in my mind: In 2000, a young man approached

Archive for month: May, 2016

Renewing Abhaya’s commitment to women’s health (May 28, 2016)

Wajood: My Strength Is My Identity (May 25, 2016)

Act Against Homophobia and Transphobia! (May 17, 2016)

Women in Sex Work – The community at the heart of Alliance India’s COVID-19 Response

Initiating ‘Buddy Group’ system for efficiency in serving people on antiretroviral treatment

Life of a harm reduction field worker in the times of COVID-19

“Where there’s a will, there’s a way”

‘Not a tomboy or not a lesbian but a transman’