Tag MSM

Advocacy, Blog‘207 against 377’: A Step Towards Reclaiming Our Rights

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December 11th, 2013 was a black day in the history of India’s human rights movement. On this day, the Supreme Court of India set aside the historic judgment of Delhi […]Read More

12
March
2014

Action, BlogBy the Community, for the Community: India’s Own Curriculum for Vulnerable Sexual Minorities

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Pehchan (which in Hindi means ‘identity’ or ‘recognition’) is one of the largest programme of its kind not just in India but in the world catering to the health and […]Read More

11
February
2014

Advocacy, BlogThe Long Road Ahead

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On 11 December 2013, the streets outside the Supreme Court of India thronged with a dazed crowd, hugging, sobbing and not quite sure what had happened. Inside the hushed courtroom, […]Read More

23
December
2013

Advocacy, BlogA Dark Day for India

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I am crouched over my work desk at the Naz Foundation (India) Trust, combing through another draft of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Section 377 of the Indian Penal […]Read More

11
December
2013

Action, BlogStrengthening STI Services for Key Populations: Alliance India’s Mythri Mainstreaming Model

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Providing STI/HIV services in rural areas with fewer and scattered key populations (female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgenders) is a challenge for HIV prevention programmes in […]Read More

22
August
2013

Advocacy, BlogShivananda Khan, OBE (1948-2013)

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India HIV/AIDS Alliance remembers the life and achievements of Shivananda Khan, one of South Asia’s leading activists who left an indelible mark on the global LGBT rights movement and did […]Read More

21
May
2013

Action, BlogTransgenders Speak Out in Kerala, India: A Blog for International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2013

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Shanno (name changed) is a 35-year-old transgender living in the Ernakulam district of the southern Indian state of Kerala. From childhood, Shanno bent towards feminine behaviour, a habit highly discouraged […]Read More

17
May
2013

Advocacy, BlogSlow but steady: India’s march to equality for sexual minorities

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Over the past five years or so, India has witnessed seismic shifts in matters concerning the human rights of sexual minorities. Despite being stymied by right-wing groups cutting across religious […]Read More

10
April
2013

Action, BlogThree Tiers of Oversight: Accountability, Ownership & Programme Governance under Pehchan

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In order to ensure transparent and ethical programme governance, the Pehchan team has established a three-tier system guided by stakeholders across a wide-ranging spectrum, comprising representation from the MSM, transgender […]Read More

2
April
2013

Advocacy, BlogFrom Inequality to Inclusion: Recognizing the Vulnerabilities of Sexual Minorities in the Response to the Delhi Gang-Rape

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Convened in the aftermath of the horrific gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi this past December, a special commission headed by former Chief Justice J.S. Verma […]Read More

5
February
2013