Decriminalize and engage MSM and transgender populations in HIV responses

daijiworld.com – Shobha Shukla – CNS

Policies that criminalize same-sex behaviour and punitive laws continue to impede access to existing healthcare services for those at heightened risk of HIV such as men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender populations. The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (10th ICAAP) is being organized in South Korea – a country where a lot more needs to be done to provide safe, supportive and dignified access to services for LGBT community…