MPact Global works to shape the global dialogue on MSM health and human rights by conducting targeted outreach to media and public forums. Coverage of MPact Global and MPact Global programs can be found on the MPact Global in the News page. In addition to promoting awareness and nuanced understanding through the press, MPact Global also issues periodic Community Updates to keep MSM advocates and service providers informed of the most recent developments in policy, funding, research, and programs.
…criminalization of HIV transmission, same-sex sexual relations, sex work and drug use. Bad Behavior By Governments It is deplorable that the UN Member States can choose to overlook epidemiological data…
…the ‘homeland security mindset’ of the U.S. Justice Department as an affront to human rights. MSMGF strongly endorses the decriminalization of consensual adult sex work. Criminalization of sex work intentionally…
We hope you will stand with us to protect sex workers by signing this petition from the Global Network of Sex Work Projects. MSMGF supports full decriminalization of sex work and…
as a result of this new funding to provide HIV-related services to sex workers, men who have sex with men, and hijras (people assigned male sex at birth who live as…
forces them into sex work and leaves them highly vulnerable to HIV and abuse from police, according to the report by Asia Catalyst. Several transgender sex workers told Asia Catalyst…
lack of enforcement of overarching policies on non-discriminatory access to healthcare and HIV related services, means they are left without effective protection. As sex work is illegal in China, transgender…
see you.’ As sex work is illegal in China, the police are one of the greatest challenges that transgender sex workers face. Interviewees reported police abuse, especially verbal and physical…
…barriers that exacerbate sex workers, and other key populations, vulnerability to HIV acquisition. The Lancet Special Issue on sex work estimated that between 36-43% of HIV infections among sex workers…
…document – 35 each in Beijing and Shanghai – were born male, but “presented as women while doing sex work.” Full text of article available at link below: bit.ly/1LaFapj …
…use drugs, sex workers, and transgender people, have the right to privacy and are entitled to a fulfilling and satisfying sex life; Gay men and other men who have sex…
the community resisted it totally and said you have no knowledge about sex work, you have no understanding of what it means to be a sex worker? What do you…
experiences of key population groups (gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, sex workers, and transgender people) are diverse, and are informed by…
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