Homosexuality is legal in Ecuador but an investigation found that gay people were being forced to undergo so-called conversion therapy in "de-homosexualization" secret clinics.
Imagine finding out your mother took part in a protest – against who you are. That’s what happened to 29-year-old transgender woman Shy Amanda, from Blanytre, Malawi.
“Medical care available to some people should be available to all, not based on sexual orientation or other factors,” Jenny Pizer, an attorney with Lambda Legal, an organization that provides free advocacy and legal representation to LGBT and HIV-positive people, told Futurism.
RECENT statistics from the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (Galz) that the prevalence rate among the gay population is above the national figure make scary reading and calls for a balancing act to “appease the moral crusades” and at the same time ensure all the taps on HIV infection are closed
Mizoram has recorded the highest AIDS/HIV positive incidence rate with over 14,000 people found to be living with the disease since the first case was detected in the state in October 1990. The report notes no cases in Mizoram are among MSM.
“Respect” and “love” have not co-existed comfortably with the condom, but if this latex barrier against disease is promoted in the context of self-respect, love and care, more Filipinos will use it to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections
The chain has been fighting anti-gay accusations for years — but instead of working to rid itself of bad PR, the chain keeps finding new ways to upset the community.
