Jamaican-style 'Les Mis': Help for LGBTs forced into the sewers?
Homeless LGBT men whom Jamaican police burned out of their shelter in a drainage ditch have relocated to…
Jamaica police join attacks on homeless LGBT men
On Tuesday night, Oct. 15, police raided the gully in New Kingston where some homeless MSM (men who…
Fighting HIV among male/trans sex workers in Cameroon
Male and transgender sex workers: a seldom-recognized reality in Cameroon’s fight against HIV By Steave Nemande, M.D. Sex…
Anti-gay Malawi law is pro-AIDS
Malawi has made progress in the fight against AIDS, but still has laws in place that allow the…
Jamaica as a model for anti-AIDS, anti-homophobia action
One of several quick recaps of news related to this week’s International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.: Lessons…
Doctors, Tutu, Clinton appeal for LGBT rights in AIDS fight
Calls for an end to anti-homosexuality laws are growing more common, based on the growing understanding that such…
AIDS in Africa: many straight women, but higher rate for gays
Isn’t AIDS in Africa more a problem for heterosexuals than for homosexuals? AIDS and HIV are severe problems…
Glimmer of LGBT hope in Kenya’s anti-AIDS fight
“LGBT people find it hard, almost impossible to access medical services,” says one activist serving Kenya’s lesbian, gay,…
How not to fight AIDS — beat up gays
COMMENTARY Government harassment and anti-gay mobs in several African countries are hampering efforts of gay rights groups to…