HIV Health and Wellness

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UK: Rehab is a lonely place for a gay man like me

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Mark Prest is founder of Portraits of Recovery (PORe), a UK based, international visual arts charity to support people and communities affected by and in recovery from substance misuse to open up new ways of knowing and looking at the subject by working with contemporary visual art and artists.

Sweden: Trans people’s health and experiences of healthcare

RFSL, The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights, published a new report: “In society I don't exist, so it's impossible to be who I am.” Trans people’s health and experiences of healthcare in Sweden.

Philippines: Sex, drugs and disease: The deadly mix

PnP has many names including “partee’ and play,” “chemsex session,” “fly high,” "rave," “slam,” “chill” and “circuit party,” all with the use of drinks and drugs that lower inhibitions, boost physical activity and prolong penile erections for sustained sex with multiple partners, which means everyone participating in the party.

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Pakistan: UNAIDS lauds Pakistan’s efforts for empowering trans people

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Dr Mamadou Lamine Sakho, country head of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has appreciated Pakistan over the launch of the Transgender Empowerment Association in the country.

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Brazil: HIV/Aids: informação para vencer o medo e o preconceito

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Developments in the treatment of AIDS in the country and the stagnation in regard to prejudice are themes of the project "looks HIV and AIDS," which includes a documentary, a TV series and a book created by the producer, director and screenwriter Andrew Corner. 

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Australia: 'I want control over my body'

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Isabelle Langley and her family had been dreading it for years. To get access to vital "stage 2" hormones, the 14-year-old transgender girl would have to go to court early next year to convince them she was capable of making this very personal decision.