Tag Archives: HIV

HIV/AIDS: Obama kills sex workers

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

Yesterday, NSWP president Andrew Hunter made a good speech and explained many of sex workers’ issues in the context of HIV/AIDS. The US travel restrictions will prevent sex workers to be in Washington, but it is in Washington that will … Continue reading →

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Global sex worker conference starting in Kolkata

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

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Are male sex workers really better off?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

There is an assumption that male sex workers are different from women. When you listen to some discourses, female sex workers are portrayed as victims or very vulnerable while male sex workers are just ignored. It is not just because … Continue reading →

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Petition: Stop the forced testing and outing of sex workers in Greece

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Please sign this petition http://www.change.org/petitions/to-mr-lucas-papademos-prime-minister-of-greece-stop-the-forced-testing-and-outing-of-sex-workers   To Mr Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister of Greece, Sir, Since the end of April 2012, sex workers in Greece are forced to be tested by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEEL). According to … Continue reading →

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Statement from the SERTUC LGBT network for World Aids day

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

According to estimates by World Health Organisation and UNAIDS, 33.4 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2008. That same year, some 2.7 million people became newly infected, and 2.0 million died of AIDS, including 280 000 … Continue reading →

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