Buscador: Sexualitat

27/02/2008 At least five Nepali gays will contest elections for the Constituent Assembly, scheduled to be held this April, to take up the issue of discrimination against their community. In a nation that treats homosexuality as illegal and immoral, this is an attempt to fight exclusion.

21/02/2008

21/02/2008 Yhteiskunnan ja usein perheenkin hylkimät Intian transsukupuoliset elävät köyhyyden ja HIVin varjossa. Tamil Nadun osavaltio aikoo puuttua transsukupuolisten ongelmiin sosiaaliturvan ja lakimuutosten avulla.

21/02/2008 Insufficient statistics and lack of a sound HIV/AIDS prevention policy are undermining Bangladesh’s efforts to protect people against its risks. It is necessary to break the barriers of social stigmas attached to the disease and promote condom use beyond family planning purposes, say health experts.

19/02/2008 In a step taken to protect rights of sexual minorities, the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India has announced the establishment of a welfare board for transgenders. The move followed a public hearing by NGOs on the plight of the community and recommendations by a citizens’ jury.

12/02/2008 Kenian poliittiset levottomuudet ovat vahvistaneet maan etnisiä jännitteitä. Rauhallisempinakin aikoina etniset ennakkoluulot nousevat pintaan, erityisesti eri ryhmien välisiä avioliittoja solmittaessa.

11/02/2008 Young women need to be part of an organisation to understand the 'collective consciousness', says Ruth Manorama, whose efforts have helped make a space for Dalit women in the mainstream feminist movement in India. In a close conversation, she looks back at her three decades of struggles and many victories.

05/02/2008 A documentary filled with the message of hope and courage, follows a young South African HIV/AIDS activist as she crosses linguistic and cultural barriers to reach HIV positive women living in the city of Mumbai in India. The documentary is due to be shown on Indian television this year.