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Philippines Goes After Men in Closet in AIDS Fight
Xinhua - Beijing, China, 8/31/2009
The Philippine health authorities are shifting their focus in the HIV/AIDS fight from openly gay to straight men as unprotected sex among men was blamed for a spike in the HIV infection in the country.
When Bombay Dost was launched in 1990, its readers couldn’t afford the comforts of being discreet, courtesy the internet. Nearly two decades on, Bombay Dost was re-launched with much fanfare and a crop of magazines, that address LGBT issues are making the rounds of the country.
Transgenders in Pakistan are not only ostracised but also feared. Will the recent Supreme Court ruling hat gives transgender people citizenship rights change the way people perceive them.
It is not just fashionable or politically correct to be a gay rights supporter, it might make good business sense too. During this year`s general elections, a network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons met with political parties in Mumbai to highlight their issues and emphasise their power as a vote bank.