On April 15th 2014, India witnessed a historic victory for the Third Gender movement. The Supreme Court of India recognized transgenders as the “Third Gender” and protected our rights. The […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogTreat Me with Respect!
Sreekumar VAn HIV-positive MSM commented during a Pehchan-supported study on discrimination and stigma in healthcare settings: “I went to a government hospital. The doctor did not treat me well when he […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogThe Visibility of Who We Are
Sreekumar VWe have all read that we need to treat transgenders like everyone else…but do you? Every day transgenders and hijras are heckled, cornered, disowned by their families and thrown out […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogChoti Si Asha: A Little Hope
Sreekumar VThe HIV-positive mother of a newborn passes the first six months of her baby’s life in painful hope. Every moment she frets: is my baby positive or negative? The situation […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogIn My Veins
Sreekumar VDuring my visit to child care homes in Andhra Pradesh in 2014, I met several children who were orphaned or had lost one parent. Almost all of them were living […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogRoobina’s Republic
amritaIn the bitter cold of January 20th, Roobina, a young woman, was forced to deliver her baby on a pavement in Bhopal because she was not able to pay the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAn Extended Family for PLHIV: Vihaan Care & Support Centres
amritaDuring a recent regional review meeting, the Vihaan team caught up with Prashant Malaiya, Deputy Director Madhya Pradesh State AIDS Control Society to learn more about his perspective on the […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogBeyond the Worries: Vihaan’s PLHIV Support Groups
amritaPeople living with HIV (PLHIV) often find themselves facing questions they can’t answer. Many of them are reluctant to raise their concerns with family and friends. Take the case of […]Read More
In the newsBan Ki-moon: Anti-sodomy laws ‘breed intolerance’
Bini PhilipsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday reaffirmed his opposition to laws that criminalize homosexuality. “I staunchly oppose the criminalization of homosexuality,” said Ban during an event in the Indian capital of […]Read More
Action, BlogHarm Reduction: The Lives It Saves
Bini PhilipsIndia faces one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world. While sexual transmission remains the primary mode of HIV transmission in the country, injection drug users are also disproportionately […]Read More