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New JIAS viewpoint for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (185+ words) European AIDS Treatment Group New JIAS viewpoint for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia on 17 May, the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) has published a viewpoint, "Hidden in…...
[Statement] UNAIDS applauds Botswana on fully repealing anti-LGBTQ+ law
1+ week, 2+ day ago (192+ words) European AIDS Treatment Group [Statement] UNAIDS applauds Botswana on fully repealing anti-LGBTQ+ law More than six years after Botswana's courts struck down a ban on same-sex intimacy, the government has now formally removed the discriminatory provisions from the law. "This…...
The Guardian: "We fear the epidemic will return: Senegals harsh anti-gay law puts decades of HIV progress in jeopardy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (206+ words) Arrest toll mounts and gay men flee the country as new, harsher legislation cracks down on "promotion" of homosexuality. On 27 March, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye signed a new law in Senegal doubling the maximum prison term to 10 years for sexual…...
[Statement] UNAIDS is deeply concerned about the impact of the harshening of a law against LGBTQ people in Senegal
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (174+ words) UNAIDS urges the President not to sign the Bill and calls on Senegal to safeguard life-saving health services including HIV prevention, treatment and care. GENEVA/DAKAR, 18 March 2026 " On 12 March 2026, the Parliament of Senegal voted overwhelmingly to impose harsher penalties for…...
Health Policy Watch: Ghana and Senegal consider harsher measures against LGBTQ people
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (167+ words) The Parliaments of both Ghana and Senegal are considering harsher penalties for same-sex relationships. Last month, Ghana's Parliament had its first reading of an anti-LGBTQ Bill, which is now being considered by its Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs....
Deutsche Welle: Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ law exposes systemic failures
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) As Uganda drops the first case brought under its Anti-Homosexuality Act, the fallout shows a justice system strained by political pressure, public fear and inconsistent enforcement. Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act was signed into law on May 30, 2023. Almost immediately, it drew intense…...
[Press release] Health GAP: Trump Administration's inhumane Global Gag Rule expansion and new gender and equity foreign aid restrictions will cost lives
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) These restrictions are an affront to human rights, particularly for transgender and gender diverse people who face worse health outcomes, such as higher rates of HIV infection, because of the very same bigotry and discrimination endorsed by these rules," said…...