In India, far too many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people live lives of secrecy and shame. Those who reveal their sexual identities or deviate from gender norms face […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogPress Clippings: World AIDS Day All-India Run & Cultural Event Media Coverage (December 2012)
indiaaidsallianceMotivated to raise awareness about HIV, more than a thousand people participated in India HIV/AIDS Alliance‘s World AIDS Day All-India Run & Cultural Event on Sunday, December 2, 2012. The […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogNew Optimism, Old Challenges: Prioritizing High-Risk Groups at the Frontline of AIDS
indiaaidsallianceIn a new opinion piece published December 1st on OneWorld South Asia to commemorate World AIDS Day, Alliance India’s James Robertson argues that while India’s admirable progress in achieving a greater […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogSeparate hospital wards for transgenders soon to be a reality
indiaaidsallianceIn India, there is documented evidence of transgenders and hijras facing repeated stigmatisation and discrimination, in violation of their dignity and basic human rights. Pehchan, as part of the programme’s advocacy […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogAn Amazing Story of Grit and Determination
indiaaidsallianceWhen the going gets tough, the tough gets going! HAMAZOR an International magazine catering to the Zoroastrian community celebrates Simran Shaikh’s Programme Officer for Alliance India’s Pehchan Programme, spirit of […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogPehchan featured in Lancet article!
indiaaidsallianceThe Lancet — one of the world’s best known, oldest, and most respected medical journals — released a special themed issue at AIDS 2012 describing some progress and the many ongoing […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogCelebrating the Third Anniversary of the Right to Love
indiaaidsallianceThree years ago, on July 2nd, 2009, the Delhi High Court handed down a landmark judgment, deciding that sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex would no longer […]Read More
Advocacy, BlogA Multimedia Feast for the Senses : The latest news on Hijra Habba!
indiaaidsallianceSince news on the first ever National Hijra Habba still continues to roll in, we decided to highlight some of what we’ve recently received (which includes the brilliantly emotive photo […]Read More
BlogAn Interview with Prasada Rao, Alliance India trustee and the new UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Asia-Pacific
indiaaidsallianceRecently The Tribune newspaper in Chandigarh, India, interviewed J.V.R. Prasada Rao, the newly appointed UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Asia-Pacific, a former Director General of India’s National AIDS Control Organisation […]Read More
BlogAndhra Pradesh increases condom use to improve HIV prevention outcomes
indiaaidsallianceOver the last four years, the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has seen a 100% rise in the use of condoms, making it the fourth highest consumer of […]Read More