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Cuba aprueba las cirugías de cambio de sexo para transexuales- Cuba approves sex change operations for transgenders-Reuters 06/07/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
LA HABANA (Reuters) - Cuba confirmó el viernes las cirugías de cambio de sexo con la firma de una resolución del Ministerio de Salud Pública, que da luz verde a las operaciones gratuitas para transexuales.
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El Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (Cenesex), que dirige Mariela Castro, hija del presidente Raúl Castro, dijo que esta semana se firmó una resolución que favorecerá a 28 transexuales de la isla.<br><br>
"No es una ley, es una resolución (...) El Ministerio de Salud Pública (MINSAP) hizo una resolución aprobando la reasignación sexual y la atención a transexuales", dijo una especialista del Cenesex que pidió no ser identificada.<br><br>
Cuba approved sex change operations on Friday with the signing of a resolution from the Ministry of Public Health, which gives a green light to the free operations for transsexuals.<br><br>
The National Center for Sexual Education (Cenesex), which is directed by Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raúl Castro, said that this week a resolution was signed which will help 28 transsexuals on the island.<br><br>
"It's not a law, it's a resolution (...) The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) made a resolution approving the reassignment surgery and the attention to transsexuals," said a specialist from Cenesex who asked not to be identified.
(PDF - 123 Kb) Document Date: 7 Jun 2008 (Downloads: 411)
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Gays March in tsunami-ravaged Phuket--Rex Wockner--International News #616 02/13/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
More than 1,000 gays, reportedly form some 40 nations, turned out for the annual gay pride parade in tsunami-ravaged Phuket, Thailand, Feb. 5.
(PDF - 15 Kb) Document Date: 13 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 422)
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Homosexuality in India- www.zeenews.com 06/05/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Therefore, it is a great irony that at a time when the West has begun to come to terms with this controversial lifestyle, India is still governed by laws made by Westerners in a different age altogether. As more and more Western nations legalise gay unions, with the US recently overturning the law against sodomy, India lags far behind in terms of tolerance of sex between two males or two females.
(PDF - 303 Kb) Document Date: 5 Jun 2008 (Downloads: 390)
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Homosexuals Still Shunned in Mexico- Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & Research 03/15/07: http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/homosexuals_still_shunned_in_mexico/ (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Mexican adults are divided on the way to acknowledge gay and lesbian partnerships, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 45.7 per cent of respondents believe homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples, while 47.3 per cent disagree.
(PDF - 74 Kb) Document Date: 15 Mar 2007 (Downloads: 393)
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India: Centre divided on punishment of homosexuality: Delhi HC told- www.dnaindia.com- 05/19/08 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday was divided on the issue of abolition of punishment for homosexuality with the Ministry of Home Affairs telling the Delhi High Court that it favours retention of the provision while the Health Ministry is against its enforcement.<br><br>"Section 377 demeans a gay man. It silences a gay man into accepting the discrimination against him. He will not come out to declare his orientation", the NGO contended in its petition which has been taking up the cause of AIDS/HIV victims.
(PDF - 191 Kb) Document Date: 19 May 2008 (Downloads: 351)
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India: Lesbians and gays are not abnormal- by Abhishek Singh Samant- www.merinews.com (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The repression of same-sex desire is not just a case of imposing one kind of desire and lifestyle on everyone, but is one that often paves the path to a question of life or death. The progressive groups and individuals in Tamilnadu, as well as the state government, should acknowledge the reality of this repression and provide the space for every human being to uphold their right to live and love with freedom, dignity, and respect, irrespective of their caste, class, religion, gender and sexual orientation.
(PDF - 204 Kb) Document Date: 24 May 2008 (Downloads: 309)
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Indian Supreme Court orders reconsideration of sodomy case-Rex Wockner-International News #616 02/13/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
India's Supreme Court on Feb. 3 told the Delhi High Court to reconsider a case challenging the nation's ban on gay sex.
(PDF - 20 Kb) Document Date: 13 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 425)
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Israeli court OKs lesbian adoption-Rex Wockner-International News #617 02/20/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The Ramat Gan Family Court has allowed a same sex couple to adopt each other's biological children for the first time in Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported...
(PDF - 16 Kb) Document Date: 20 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 426)
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Religious leaders, mayor oppose Moscow pride-Rex Wockner-International News #617 02/20/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
One of Russia's most prominent Islamic muftis said Feb.14 that gays should be beaten if they stage a planned pride march in May....
(PDF - 33 Kb) Document Date: 20 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 435)
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UAE bans Brokeback Mountain--Rex Wockner--International News #616 02/13/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
The United Arab Emirates has banned the hit film Brokeback Mountain, the Khaleej Time reported Feb. 9.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture and Information said films depicting gay romance or sex destroy the morals and values of a society.
(PDF - 16 Kb) Document Date: 13 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 445)
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Uganda: Gays and lesbians sidelined in AIDS campaigns- IRIN 07/18/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
JOHANNESBURG, 18 July (PLUSNEWS) - Discrimination against HIV-positive gay men and women is contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, according to local AIDS activists.<br><br>
Rubaramira Ruranga from the National Guidance and Empowerment Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS warned that successes against the pandemic could come to naught if anti-AIDS campaigns did not recognise the gay community.
(PDF - 39 Kb) Document Date: 18 Jul 2005 (Downloads: 445)
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Uganda: mind, boy & spirit: Christianity- HIV positive African clergy fight AIDS stigma- By Katie Nguyen- 06/27/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
June 27, 2005 A group of African clergy infected with HIV is urging the faithful to test for the virus and admit their status to help fight stigma hampering efforts to stem AIDS in the worst-affected continent.
(PDF - 61 Kb) Document Date: 27 Jun 2005 (Downloads: 428)
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UN Tells India to Decriminalize Homosexual Sex to Fight AIDS- By Gudrun Schultz www.lifesitenews.com 01/13/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
NEW DELHI, India, January 13, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) ? Police in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh state, arrested four men last week on charges of homosexuality and running an online gay club, part of an ongoing effort to enforce laws prohibiting homosexual activity. Homosexual activity is illegal in India, punishable by prison terms of up to 10 years. The Indian government is currently fighting a court effort to legalize gay activity.<br><br>UNAID is protesting India?s recent crackdown on homosexual activity in the country, saying it will directly increase the spread of HIV/AIDS by driving homosexual activity underground.
(PDF - 190 Kb) Document Date: 13 Jan 2006 (Downloads: 296)
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United Arab Emirates Jails Gays-Rex Wockner- International News #617 02/20/06 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Eleven of 26 men who were arrested in November at a an alleged gay wedding in Ghantout, United Arab Emirates, wee imprisoned for six years on Feb. 11, local media reported.
(PDF - 28 Kb) Document Date: 20 Feb 2006 (Downloads: 434)
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Reason and Superstition in Uganda- by Bill Cooke www.secularhumanism.org/ 12/12/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Besides persecution of the nonreligious, other forms of discrimination were discussed at the conferences. In Uganda, homosexuality carries with it a maximum of life imprisonment, and there is severe punishment even for failing to report homosexual activity to the police. Not surprisingly, then, the few Ugandan homosexuals brave enough to show their faces began speaking up at the conference. The conference agreed that this form of discrimination was unacceptable in an open society.<br><br>
Nobody was ready for the press reaction. The New Vision paper carried an article the next day under the headline ?Homos Meet in Kampala.? Suddenly, the humanist conferences had become ?the first ever conference to discuss the rights of homosexuals.? A cartoon in the following day?s paper plumbed the depths of bad taste. It portrayed some very caricatured gays mincing off to a conference and taunting police in full confidence of not being arrested while there were other, larger conferences attended by representatives of nations helping Uganda still in town. The policeman replies to the homosexuals with a veiled threat to dare continue the meeting after the other conferences have finished.
(PDF - 203 Kb) Document Date: 12 Dec 2005 (Downloads: 408)
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Uganda- Decision Refugee Review Tribunal- Australia RRT Reference: N01/39528 (19 december 2002)- 12/19/02 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Conclusion<br><br>
The tribunal is satisfied that the applicant is a person to whom Australia has protection obligations under the Refugees Convention as amended by the Refugees Protocol. Therefore the applicant satisfies the criterion set out in s.36(2) of the Act for a protection visa.
(PDF - 240 Kb) Document Date: 19 Dec 2002 (Downloads: 373)
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Uganda: A Right to be Gay - Moses Must Stay!- www.ncadc.org.uk/03/19/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Moses Kayiza is a gay asylum seeker who fled Uganda in May 2004.
According to the law, religion and culture in Uganda, homosexuality is strongly criminalised. The official maximum penalty is life imprisonment. Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda, once proposed the arrest of all homosexuals - though he subsequently modified his position and called for a return to the good old days when "these few individuals were either ignored or speared and killed by their parents".<br><br>
Moses lived in secret for a number of years as a young gay man. In 2003 the pressure from Moses' family and tradition mounted and he succumbed to an arranged marriage. After 13 months of marriage and a period of separation, Moses' wife returned to their family home and found Moses with his long-term male partner. Moses' wife reported him to the police, and on the basis of evidence gathered, the police subsequently arrested Moses. As is not uncommon in Uganda, whilst in custody Moses was tortured and sexually abused for 7 days by the security forces until his escape.
(PDF - 89 Kb) Document Date: 19 Mar 2005 (Downloads: 409)
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Uganda: Don't ignore homosexuals- by Paul Semugoma, New Vision 07/06/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Recommendations<br><br>
We cannot keep marginalising them in the fight against HIV because they are part of us. We need to know their HIV prevention needs and constraints. They lack information and basic prevention materials like lubricants and dental dams.<br><br>
There is a need to correct these deficits to devise innovative programmes for them because they interact with society. Any effort to stop an extra transmition benefits all Ugandans.
(PDF - 83 Kb) Document Date: 6 Jul 2008 (Downloads: 433)
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Uganda: gay activist vows to sue LCS for raiding her home- by Moses Mulondo & Wendy Glauser- www.mask.org.za 07/28/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
July 28, 2005: Ms Juliet Victor Mukasa, the chairperson of the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), says she is pressing charges against her LC1 chairman, Mr John Lubega, for abusing her friend and violating her right to privacy by illegally searching her house on July 20.<br><br>
Mukasa, who admits she is a lesbian, was away when Lubega entered her house in Kamuli C Zone. He confiscated a CD and documents, most of which were SMUG-related.<br><br>
Targeted?
Mukasa believes she was targeted because she is a lesbian, and that this discrimination violates her basic human rights.
(PDF - 71 Kb) Document Date: 1 Jan 2005 (Downloads: 435)
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Uganda: Intimidation of lesbian and gay activists- Amnesty International 08/02/05 (Sexual Minorities & HIV Status)
Amnesty International is concerned about the on-going intimidation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activists in Uganda. The latest incident follows steps taken by Ugandan law-makers in July 2005, who voted for a constitutional amendment to criminalize marriage between persons of the same sex.<br><br>
Activist Victor Juliet Mukasa, Chairperson of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), fears for her safety after her house was raided on the night of 20 July 2005. Local government officials in a suburb of the capital city, Kampala, entered her house in her absence and seized documents and other material, apparently looking for ?incriminating evidence? relating to the activities of SMUG. No search warrant was produced on demand. The organization advocates for the promotion and respect of all rights contained in the Uganda constitution and in international human rights treaties for lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, including the right not to be discriminated against.
(PDF - 67 Kb) Document Date: 2 Aug 2005 (Downloads: 503)
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