Jessica Stern, researcher for Human Rights Watch Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Program
Lesbians in South Africa face abuse and violence simply for not fitting social expectations of how women should look and act.
men having sex with men issues at the aids conference in bangkok September 8, 2004: For the very first time MSM issues received adequate coverage at the Bangkok Conference. A one day pre-conference symposium was organized by UNAIDS, UNECSCAP and the World Bank on sexual minorities, violence and AIDS in the developing world. [more]
gays neglected in hiv/aids campaigns September 16, 2004: South Africa's homosexuals are finding themselves excluded from safe sex campaigns, despite evidence of rising prevalence rates in the gay community. [more]