Sexual Minorities Get a `Pehchaan` of Their Own
The Times of India - Nagpur, India, 12/31/2011
Individuals belonging to sexually marginalized groups like lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer (LGTBQ) can now seek help under project Pehchaan and try to build their gender identity. Sarathi Trust, a community based organization of Nagpur, is working on Pehchaan in collaboration with Mumbai-based AVERT Society and The Humsafar Trust.
‘HIV Infection at High Among Homosexuals’
The Pioneer - New Delhi, India, 12/31/2011
Homosexuality may not be leading to the same number of raised eyebrows as it used to till sometime back, but it has surely rung alarm bells. Homosexual men have high prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection - far higher than in female sex workers, the most vulnerable category. A Working Group, set up by Planning Commission to chalk out formulation of AIDS Control Programme in the 12th Plan, report says that HIV infection incidences in men having sex with men, transgenders and injecting drug users are occurring in greater number across the country.
Thailand`s LGBT Community Witnessed Many Triumphs in 2011
Bangkok Post - Bangkok, Thailand, 12/29/2011
2011 has been unforgettable in many ways, especially for the Bangkok Post, as this year marks the first time that we dedicated a monthly column, ‘Queer Eye’, to provide a space for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community who play a major role in our society. And as the year draws to a close, we want to look back on some of the colourful ways rainbow warriors have painted the town in 2011.
Action Plan Focuses on Pregnancies
Viet Nam News - HCM City, Viet Nam, 12/29/2011
Five-year (2011-15) national reproductive healthcare action plan will focus on safe motherhood and newborns. At a workshop on reproductive health issues held in HCM City, Luu Thi Hong, deputy head of the Maternal and Child Health Department under the Ministry of Health, said this plan was part of Viet Nam`s Millennium Development Goals No.4 and 5 on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health by 2015.
Role of Media in HIV, AIDS Literacy
Pakistan Observer, Pakistan, 12/28/2011
Communication is at the heart of healthcare and health promotion. Some research studies were conducted to evaluate that how Pakistan’s media is being used for health literacy particularly for HIV and AIDS awareness. The result shows that media in Pakistan is not working effectively for the prevention of this disease.
Demystifying Men’s Sexual Health
New Straits Times - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12/27/2011
We may be living in a time when people speak openly about many topics, but there is still one that remains a taboo in many Asian countries: men’s sexual health (which includes the quality of a man’s erection and erectile dysfunction). ‘This is true’, University Malaya Medical Centre consultant urologist Associate Professor Dr Ong Teng Aik says. ‘But more men are talking to us today than they did 10 years ago.’
Justice for Women: Too Little and Too Slow
Daily Times, Pakistan, 12/27/2011
This month, both Houses of parliament unanimously passed two bills to further bolster legal protection for Pakistani women against nefarious practices, denoting gender-based discrimination in society. The significance of the legislation cannot be overstated as more than 8,000 acid attacks, forced marriages and other forms of violence against women were reported during 2010 alone.
Report Decries State of Gender Equality in Taiwan’s Society
Taipei Times, Taiwan, 12/26/2011
Taiwanese do not value gender equality as much as most people think, as most parents leave their inheritance to their sons rather than their daughters, a recent report published by the Ministry of Finance shows. Despite women’s rising social status thanks to their increasing economic independence in recent years, the older generation tends to stick to convention and favor their sons. Inequality is particularly obvious when it comes to inheritance, the study said.
Sexual Minorities Call for Equal Rights
Republica - Itahari, Nepal, 12/26/2011
People of third gender have complained that the State was discriminating them to use the rights with due respect despite the Supreme Court (SC) guaranteed equal rights to them. Speaking at an interaction organized in Itahari, they said the State was violating the verdict of the SC by not providing rights and opportunities to the people of sexual minorities.
‘Speak Out’ scheme to check child abuse
Deccan Herald - New Delhi, India, 12/25/2011
The capital`s child rights commission will run an awareness programme in 150 government-run schools, encouraging children to speak out if they are sexually abused. And over the coming months, the campaign could cover all private and government schools in the city. But first, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights and child rights non-governmental organisation Plan India will run the programme as a pilot project in 150 Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools.
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