All Posts Tagged With: "international day against homophobia"
Criminalised sex workers, gays at high risk of HIV in Asia
(AFP) VIENNA — The criminalisation of sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men were highlighted as major sources of concern in the fight against HIV in Asia, at the world AIDS conference here Wednesday. Twenty-five countries in the Asia-Pacific region still impose the death penalty for offences related to the possession [...]
24Jul2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Cubans march against homophobia
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ (AP) HAVANA — Hundreds of gay and lesbian activists, some dressed in drag and others sporting multicolored flags representing sexual diversity, marched and danced through the streets of Havana on Saturday along with the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro as part of a celebration aimed at eliminating homophobia around the world. [...]
15May2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Indonesia’s transgender community faces discrimination
The Jakarta Post The transgender community faces greater discrimination in public than any other LGBT – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender – individuals, according to speakers at a public discussion in Jakarta on Wednesday. Ienes Angela, a member of Forum Komunikasi Waria, an organization for transgender individuals, said that while they are regularly shunned publicly, [...]
28May2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
New UN plan to boost HIV services targets gay men and transgender people
UN news Centre 15 May 2009 – Two United Nations agencies are launching a plan to provide increased HIV-related information and health services to men who have sex with men and transgender populations, while stressing the need to make universal access to treatment, care and support a reality for all. The initiative, spearheaded by the [...]
16May2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
Pain, progress on global day against homophobia
MONTREAL (AFP) — The International Day Against Homophobia, initiated by a Quebec organization, will be celebrated in more than 50 countries this weekend, decrying discrimination against gays and lesbians. “There are 192 countries at the UN, and half of them still ban homosexuality, notably most countries in Africa, in Asia and Arab countries,” said Laurent [...]
16May2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued
... And many would argue that judges are not men either, especially ones that have no basis to refer to ...
"Gay", actually use to mean "Happy". Now it means many other things. It is sad to see how words which ...
As long as they arent trying to influence a kids orentation who cares. 
