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Thailand: 10 HIV & LGBTI Heroes Honoured at Bangkok World AIDS Day and International Human Rights Day Gala

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Heroes of HIV, LGBTI rights and community health worker were among 10 people and organisations who were honoured at the 2019 Asia Pacific HERO Awards gala in Bangkok last night.

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Communities at The Forefront in the HIV/AIDS Response

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Since the first identification of HIV/AIDS in the United States of America (USA), in 1981, approximately 80 million people have been infected with HIV, and over 40 million have died of AIDS – the highest global death toll of all time – and also one of the world’s most serious public health challenges. 

US: Multiple Dioceses Challenge Anti-LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections in Adoption, Foster Care Services

Catholic dioceses in Texas and Pennsylvania are challenging anti-LGBTQ non-discrimination protections tied to government funding of adoption and foster care services, protections that the Trump administration seeks to gut at the federal level.

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Colombia: Fight against homophobia and transphobia

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For the first time, the International Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Trans in Latin America and the Caribbean (ILGALAC) invited activists from Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guyana to participate in its annual conference. This approach corresponds to ILGALAC's desire to develop deeper and deeper relations with the French territories of America beyond the language barrier.