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Jamaica: Cops see red! - Police incensed over politician's 'gay' slur - J-FLAG calls MP's behaviour reckless- By Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer- www.jamaica-gleaner.com 02/13/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
MEMBERS OF the Jamaica Constabulary Force are incensed at remarks made on Tuesday by attorney-at-law and South West St Ann Member of Parliament (MP) Ernest Smith.<br><br>
The MP had made stinging comments about the lawmen in Parliament, saying the force was "overrun" by gays.<br><br>Smith drew the wrath of the group when, during his contribution to the parlia-mentary debate on the sexual offences legislation, he expressed concern that "homosexuals in Jamaica have become so brazen, they've formed themselves into organisations".
(PDF - 71 Kb) Document Date: 13 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 355)
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Fighting Stigma and Discrimination against People Living with HIV and AIDS in the Philippines- www.hurights.or.jp 09/30/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
While the Philippines is considered a "low prevalence" country for HIV and AIDS, the presence of risks and vulnerabilities among Filipinos (due to low condom use, liberal view on sexual practices leading to multiple partners, lower sexual debut among youth) made the Philippine civil society and partners more vigilant against a "hidden and growing" HIV epidemic that lurks behind this stark reality.<br><br>
Research on stigma and discrimination against PHAs<br>
RAF, in partnership with Pinoy Plus Association and Deakin University in Australia, published in 2003 a report on the situational analysis of HIV/AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the Philippines. The report focused on institutional forms of discriminatory practices in Metro Manila. One significant finding shows that most of the discriminatory practices occur in the health care setting as compared to incidents in other areas of social life (housing, welfare, justice system, finance and insurance, livelihood, prison, reproductive health and family, and public accommodation). This is probably due to the fact that most of the PHAs access the health services more often than the other areas. The research was very enriching and needed to be followed up to ensure that stigma and discrimination issues related to HIV are addressed accordingly.
(PDF - 125 Kb) Document Date: 30 Sep 2006 (Downloads: 319)
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Liberia: Information on the Treatment of Homosexuals, Persons with Mental Illness, Liberians of American Descent, and Criminal Deportees in Liberia -Pubished by United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services- www.unhcr.org- 08/28/01 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Liberia: Information on the Treatment of Homosexuals, Persons with Mental Illness, Liberians of American Descent, and Criminal Deportees in Liberia, 28 August 2001. LBR01008.ZAR. Online. UNHCR Refworld, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3decebd24.html [accessed 12 February 2009]<br><br>
(PDF - 109 Kb) Document Date: 28 Aug 2001 (Downloads: 365)
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Philippines: Discrimination and stigma continue to haunt HIV-AIDS patients, kin- www.ippf.org 01/02/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
A family woke up to the blaze of fire engulfing their tiny hut in a remote village near Olongapo City. their neighbors allegedly colluded to torch their house amid fears of getting infected by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) that one of the members of the family had carried. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). <br><br>She says the arson episode is a clear manifestation that despite the law that aims to protect the rights of known and suspected HIV-infected persons, discrimination and stigma continue to haunt them and their family. And this is primarily the reason why AIDS prevalence in the Philippines, ?though growing, is hidden."
(PDF - 91 Kb) Document Date: 2 Jan 2008 (Downloads: 337)
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Philippines: HIV discrimination: An analysis of the situation in Manila - Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. WePeE6904)- http://www.aegis.com/ 07/16/04 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
CONCLUSIONS: The written legal situation in the Philippines with respect to protecting people living with HIV/AIDS against discrimination is sound. Unfortunately, in the areas of institutional practice the legislation have not had sufficient impact. This is particularly stark in the areas of health care, housing and insurance. For the legislation to become more effective, there needs to be targeted campaigns to make people in positions of practice aware of their legal (and humanitarian) responsibilities.
(PDF - 145 Kb) Document Date: 16 Jul 2004 (Downloads: 376)
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Preconcepto contra personas LGBT todavía es elevado en Brasil - Preconceptions against LGBT people still high in Brazil- www.adital.com.br- 02/11/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Grados de intolerancia hacia la diversidad sexual continúan bastante elevados en Brasil, lo que se vuelve coherente dado el probable liderazgo internacional del país en crímenes homofóbicos. La investigación "Diversidad Sexual y Homofobia en Brasil: Intolerancia y respeto de las diferencias sexuales", realizada por el Núcleo de Opinión Pública (NOP) de la Fundación Perseu Abramo, en cooperación con la alemana Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, trae números que confirman la afirmación dada más arriba.<br><br>
Degrees of intolerance against sexual diversity continue quite high in Brazil, which is understandable given the probable first place position Brazil occupies in homophobic crimes.The study "Sexual Diversity and Homophobia in Brazil: Intolerance and respect of the sexual differences," carried out by the Center for Public Opinion of the Perseu Abramo Foundation, in cooperation with the German Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Foundation), shows numbers which confirm the statement given above.
(PDF - 75 Kb) Document Date: 11 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 285)
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Stop the Violence - Live Updates from South Africa - HRW 02/11/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
On April 28, 2008, Eudy Simelane, 31 years old, was gang-raped and brutally murdered in her home township, Kwa-Thema, in the East Rand near Johannesburg. The apparent motivation for her killing was that she was a lesbian who fought back "like a man."<br><br>
South Africa has one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. Amid the general crisis of sexual assault, women who are identified as lesbians or who don't conform to cultural or social norms for what women "should look like" or how women "should act" have also been targeted.<br><br>
Eudy Simelane's murder shocked the Kwa-Thema community. It was long known as a tolerant and open township, a place where lesbian and gay life had been visible and free. Her death seemed to symbolize the collapse of that open space into violence and patriarchal prejudice.
(PDF - 79 Kb) Document Date: 11 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 370)
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Barbados: RESPONSES TO INFORMATION REQUESTS (RIRs) - Treatment of homosexuals, including protection offered by the state and the attitude of the population- BRB102422.FE - Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ottawa - 03/09/07 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
According to two international non-governmental organizations, sexual relations between members of the same sex are prohibited and are punished by imprisonment (AI July 2006; ILGA Nov. 2006, 3). Article 9 of the Sexual Offences Act of 1992 states that a person who commits "buggery" is liable to imprisonment for life (Barbados 13 Feb. 1992; World Policy Institute Dec. 2003, 74; Ottosson 2006, 3). Article 12 of the Sexual Offences Act sets out that a person who commits an "act of serious indecency" or who incites another person to commit such an act is liable to imprisonment for 10 years if both parties are at least 16 years of age (Barbados 13 Feb. 1992, Art. 12; Ottosson 2006, 3; World Policy Institute Dec. 2003, 74).
(PDF - 180 Kb) Document Date: 9 Mar 1997 (Downloads: 357)
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Georgia: Situation of homosexuals, including societal attitudes and availability of state protection - GEO102809.E - Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada- 05/27/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Georgia: Situation of homosexuals, including societal attitudes and availability of state protection, 27 May 2008. GEO102809.E. Online. UNHCR Refworld, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4885a919c.html [accessed 10 February 2009] <br><br>Homosexuality was decriminalized in Georgia in June 2000 (Inclusive Foundation n.d.a, 1). While Georgia meets European standards in its anti-discrimination legislation (ibid. n.d.d, 9), the Constitution does not specifically provide for protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation (ibid., 2; Global Rights n.d.a, 5). Georgian law does not recognize the rights of same sex couples nor does it provide benefit entitlements (ibid. n.d.a, 3).
(PDF - 98 Kb) Document Date: 27 May 2008 (Downloads: 387)
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55 arrested during raid on "gay party" in Saudi Arabia- By Tony Grew -www.pinknews.co.uk - 07/30/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Police in the Gulf kingdom of Saudi Arabia have launched another raid on a so-called gay party, this time in the coastal Qatif province.<br><br>
Drugs, alcohol were reportedly found at the gathering.<br><br>
TV channel al-Arabiya reports that two young men wearing women's make up and dancing together were among 55 people arrested by religious police.<br><br>
Last month more than 20 men after a raid on another property in Qatif.
(PDF - 43 Kb) Document Date: 30 Jul 2008 (Downloads: 299)
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Attack victim cautions international travelers: Gay man assaulted in Ecuador after bar visit - by REBECCA ARMENDARIZ , www.washblade.com 08/22/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The police wouldn?t file a report, Sunner said, and told him that laws say bruises or marks have to last for three days or longer before a person can file charges.<br><br>
The only formal recognition of the attack came from a regional newspaper, Últimas Noticias, which printed an interview with Sunner along with its report of the assault.
(PDF - 394 Kb) Document Date: 22 Aug 2008 (Downloads: 362)
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Ecuador: Protest Workplace Discrimination; Demand Effective Implementation of Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination- IGLHRC- 08/30/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
SUMMARY <br><br>
On July 1, 2004, Alex Franco Acebo was fired from Invescol, a private security company in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He had worked for the company for two years. According to Invescol Manager, Mr. Franklin Gallegos, the company?s internal regulations bar the employment of "physically disabled people and gays."<br><br>
In 1997, Ecuador was the first in Latin America (and the second in the world, following South Africa) to include specific protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in its Constitution. In this context, the action of Invescol, especially Mr. Acebo?s sexuality, are irrelevant to his job performance and should not, in any context, be compared to a "physical deficiency" that might render him unable to perform his job properly.<br><br>
Indeed, while Invescol?s position is impossible to justify, the consequences of their policy are dramatic and conclusive: Alex Franco Acebo is currently unemployed, and is thus unable to attend to his basic survival needs, lacking any support if he happens to fall ill. In this context, if the government of Ecuador does not take action against Invescol, they will have failed to protect and fulfil Mr. Acebo's rights to be free from discrimination and his right to work. Fundación Amigos por la Vida (FAMIVIDA), a local LGBT Rights and HIV/AIDS prevention group, has submitted a complaint against Invescol to the Ecuador?s Labour Ministry.
(PDF - 555 Kb) Document Date: 30 Aug 2004 (Downloads: 231)
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Gambia: I'll behead gays - The Sun UK - 05/23/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
GAMBIA'S president has sparked fury by vowing to "cut off the head" of any gays
or lesbians caught there - and to punish hotels who give them rooms. <br><br>
Last night the Foreign Office website deleted tourist advice that said gays would be
"tolerated if discreet". It warned the 12,000 Brits a year who visit the tiny West
African country: "Homosexuality is illegal."
(PDF - 48 Kb) Document Date: 23 May 2008 (Downloads: 356)
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Intolerance sets back the fight against AIDS; In Senegal, a crackdown on 'MSMs' - homosexuals - threatens to undo the recent success gained by a group combatting the disease - INTERNATIONAL NEWS; THE AFRICAN AIDS EPIDEMIC; Pg. A14- By STEPHANIE NOLEN, snolen@globeandmail.com- 06/03/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
After the newspaper story, Ceri, a founder of the first MSM organization, was at the
top of the "public enemies" list. He was fired from his job; his partner left him in
terror at also being identified. Ceri had already been banished by his family eight
years before when he began his HIV-education work and told them he had male
partners, so he couldn't seek shelter there.<br><br>
"Some people fled the country, and some went into hiding," he said. He has slept in a
different place each night in the months since the furor began. "At first I was
paralyzed with fear, but the media say I have left the country, so at least now I can
move around a little."
(PDF - 64 Kb) Document Date: 3 Jun 2008 (Downloads: 298)
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SENEGAL: Jailing of gay activists sets back AIDS fight- www.pinknews.co.uk/ 01/21/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
DAKAR, 19 January 2009 (PlusNews) - International AIDS organisations have condemned the imprisonment of nine Senegalese AIDS activists for their sexual orientation, saying it threatens to reverse gains made in Senegal?s fight against HIV.<br><br>Stigma and discrimination against Senegal?s LGBT community, already high, escalated early in 2008 after a local magazine published photographs said to depict a wedding ceremony between two men. The release of five men arrested for allegedly participating in the wedding sparked violent protests in Dakar.
(PDF - 42 Kb) Document Date: 21 Jan 2009 (Downloads: 299)
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Senegal: Persecuted in Africa, a Refugee Finds His Way - by By KIRK SEMPLE and LYDIA POLGREEN, The New York Times 10/06/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Though Senegal passed an antisodomy law in 1965 that forbids 'an improper or
unnatural act with a person of the same sex,' homosexuality has traditionally been
quietly tolerated in Senegal, particularly among the creative class of musicians and
artists that is so central to Senegalese culture.<br><br>
But the publication of the gay wedding photos on Feb. 1 dovetailed with a recent
surge in anti-gay sentiment, a trend partly fueled by some conservative Islamic
leaders, sending Mr. Mbaye on his harrowing odyssey.
(PDF - 58 Kb) Document Date: 6 Oct 2008 (Downloads: 235)
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Brazil: El 99% de los heterosexuales brasileños tiene prejuicios contra los homosexuales- 99% of Brazilian heterosexuals are prejudiced against homosexuals - EFE www.soitu.es- 02/08/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Río de Janeiro.- El 99 por ciento de los heterosexuales brasileños mayores de 16 años tiene prejuicios contra los homosexuales, reveló un estudio divulgado hoy por medios locales.<br><br>
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(EFE) En 2008, se cometió un crimen homófobo cada tres días en Brasil, según el programa gubernamental "Brasil sin homofobia". EFE/Archivo
El estudio, realizado por la fundación Rosa Luxemburgo y la Perseu Abramo, vinculada al oficialista Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), también mostró que cerca de una cuarta parte de los brasileños reconoció que "no le gustan" ni los homosexuales ni los travestidos o los transexuales, informó la versión digital del diario O Globo.<br><br>
Rio de Janeiro. -99% of Brazilian heterosexuals older than 16 are prejudiced against homosexuals, showed a study revealed today by the local media.<br><br>
(EFE) In 2008 a homophobic crime was committed every three days in Brazil, according to the governmental program "Brazil without homophobia." EFE/filed the study, carried out by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Perseu Abramo, linked to the official Workers' Party (PT), it also showed that almost 1/4 of Brazilians recognized that "they don't like" homosexuals nor transvestites nor transsexuals, reported the digital version of the daily "O Globo" (The World).
(PDF - 94 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2009 (Downloads: 355)
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Cameroon: Fighting to Free Those Found "Guilty" of Homosexuality: Christi van der Westhuizen interviews ALICE NKOM, Cameroonian lawyer- www.ipsnews.net - 01/03/09 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
They were handsome and full of life, talking passionately about their plans. She was struck by the injustice of their situation and felt she had a duty to do something, otherwise ??coming back to Cameroon means having to choose to go to jail for who you are, to have one?s dignity trampled upon all the time, to be a victim of the police??.
(PDF - 232 Kb) Document Date: 3 Jan 2009 (Downloads: 335)
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Changed lives win acceptance in Iran - Maryam Sinaiee ,www.thenational.ae- 12/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
EHRAN // After waiting nearly 30 years, Sogand finally became the person she dreamt of.<br><br>
?When my boyfriend placed a ring on my finger and proposed, I realised that he saw me every bit a real woman who he wanted to share his life with. I could no longer doubt my own femininity,? said Sogand, who spent 26 of her 29 years living a life trapped ? as she says ? in a male body. <br><br>A certificate issued by a court allowed her to wear women?s dress in public until her surgery three years later and hormone therapy stopped the growth of hair on her face and body and gave her a more feminine look.
(PDF - 118 Kb) Document Date: 7 Dec 2008 (Downloads: 261)
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Chile: Minsal ordenó eliminar de instructivo a los homosexuales como "grupos de riesgo" - Health MInistry orders the elimination of homosexuals as a "risk group" from guidelines (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
El ministro de Salud, Alvaro Erazo, envió una orden para eliminar a los homosexuales y transexuales de los grupos de riesgo que constan en el instructivo oficial sobre Examen de Medicina Preventiva del Adulto (EMPA), a petición del Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (Movilh).<br><br>translation:<br>
The minister of Health Avaro Erazo, ordered to eliminate homosexuals and transgenders as a risk group from the official guidelines for the Adult Preventive Medial Test [EMPA], as requested by the Homosexual Liberation and Integration Movement [Movilh].
(PDF - 311 Kb) Document Date: 5 Feb 2009 (Downloads: 334)
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