In 1983, Larry Kramer wrote an article for the New York Native filled with righteous anger, brilliant insight and, reading it now more than 30 years later, electric prophecy. It […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogTrans-formation to End Discrimination (#IDAHOT 2014)
indiaaidsallianceMay 17th marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) around the world. I am sitting in my office at Alliance India in New Delhi as I gather my thoughts […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogTowards the Right Side of History
indiaaidsallianceAs a gay rights activist, I am overjoyed by the recent Supreme Court ruling which gives legal protection to the transgender community. Ever since we heard the news, there has […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog“No doubt, ART is my friend indeed…” A Community Profile to Mark 10 Years of Free ART in India
indiaaidsallianceA member of India’s PLHIV community reflects on ten years of access to free antiretroviral treatment. For Naomi Semy, life almost came to a standstill when she tested positive. “As […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog“ART is my partner for life…” A Community Profile to Mark 10 Years of Free ART in India
indiaaidsallianceA member of India’s PLHIV community reflects on ten years of access to free antiretroviral treatment. Kanjibhai B Gadhia is a content man. A well-settled farmer from Amreli district of […]Read More
Advocacy, Blog“I didn’t choose HIV. HIV chose me…” An Activist’s Reflection on 10 Years of Free ART in India
indiaaidsalliancePre ART: 1986 to 31st March 2004 “You have AIDS,” a counselor said to me in 1997. I don’t remember the exact date, but suddenly everything went blank. The counselor […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogI did the HIV test: June 1994
indiaaidsallianceIt was one of those moments. Alone at home, I looked up the number for a diagnostic lab close by. When I got there, my heart skipped a beat to […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogThe Long Road Ahead
indiaaidsallianceOn 11 December 2013, the streets outside the Supreme Court of India thronged with a dazed crowd, hugging, sobbing and not quite sure what had happened. Inside the hushed courtroom, […]Read More
Action, BlogA Transgender’s Story: International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers 2013
indiaaidsallianceSheela (name changed) is in her late twenties. A transgender, she recounts feeling like a women from a very young age. “I soon gave up my boyish lifestyle and started […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogA Dark Day for India
indiaaidsallianceI am crouched over my work desk at the Naz Foundation (India) Trust, combing through another draft of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Section 377 of the Indian Penal […]Read More