HIV Health and Wellness

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US: South Dakota House passes bill restricting medical treatments for transgender youth

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South Dakota’s Republican-dominated House passed a bill on Wednesday that would ban physicians from treating transgender children with hormones and sex reassignment surgery, making it the first state to take action on a flurry of bills restricting medical interventions for transgender youth.

Uganda: Peer distribution of HIV self-test kits

One-in-three men who have sex with men (MSM) in Uganda have never tested for HIV. Peer-driven HIV testing strategies could increase testing coverage among non-testers. We evaluated the yield of peer distributed HIV self-test kits compared with standard-of-care testing approaches in identifying undiagnosed HIV infection.

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Australia: Queensland religious groups fight move to make gay conversion therapy a crime

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Religious schools and organisations are fighting a move by the Queensland government to make LGBT-related conversion therapy a crime in the state.

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Thailand: Key population-led organizations delivering health services in Bangkok

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RSAT is one of seven community-based organizations in Thailand that provide PrEP services free of charge through lay providers under the Princess PrEP Project. 

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Chechnya: Young Russian Tries to Sue Over Violent Lesbian ‘Exorcism’ in Chechnya

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A young woman from Russia’s conservative republic of Chechnya is seeking criminal charges against her parents, one of their acquaintances and a psychiatric clinic for allegedly torturing her based on her sexual orientation, a Russian LGBT support group said Tuesday.