ASIA Archive

Opportunities

• Job Opportunity: Advocacy Specialist: Men Who Have Sex With Men in Greater Mekong Subregion (pdf)
• Vacancy Announcement: Family Health International: Technical Officer, Male Sexual Health (pdf)
• Submit an article/story to be included in "Universal access- Voices and perspective from the affected communities" (pdf)
• Job Opportunity: OHCHR Consultant to provide a legal analysis of gender identity and sexual orientation in Southeast Asia (pdf)
• Take part in the eConsultation on Asian AIDS Commission Report: "Redefining AIDS in Asia – Crafting an effective response (pdf)
• Job Vacancy: Project Director, Technical Support Facility (pdf)
• Job Vacancy : Executive Officer APCASO

Asia

• Asia: Asian gay men’s sex survey reports high levels of sex without condoms
• Asia: First ever consultation on MSM HIV/AIDS Care & Support held in Bangkok
• Asia: New report: "Investing in HIV prevention for men who have sex with men: Averting a ‘Perfect Storm’" (pdf)
• Asia / Pacific: New report: "Developing a Comprehensive Package of Services to Reduce HIV among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender (TG) Populations in Asia and the Pacific (pdf)
• Asia: The most recent issue of Pukaar is now available!
• Asia: MSM Country Snapshots Released for 17 Asia Pacific Countries
• Asia: APMG's report on sessions featuring TG and MSM issues at ICAAP 2009 (pdf)
• Asia: New amfAR Report Calls for HIV Services for Asian MSM
• Asia: Full reports and all presentations from APCOM's MSM-focused events at ICAAP '09 now available online:

From 200 to Ø: Responding effectively to HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender (TG) persons in Asia Pacific

MSM and HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Cross-cutting Issues

Gender variance and male-male sexualities across the global south

Overcoming legal barriers to comprehensive prevention among MSM

• Asia: Most gay men in Asia have no access to HIV prevention, care
• Asia: HIV among MSM ignites volatile cultural and economic issues: recap of ICAAP Satellite, "MSM and HIV in Asia and the Pacific: Cross-cutting Issues"
• Asia: Survey reveals MSM face high levels of violence and discrimination across Asia (pdf)
• Asia: New "MSM Country Snapshots" for 15 Asian nations reveal latest epidemiological and behavioral data available
• Asia: Regional Consensus Meeting on Developing a Comprehensive Package of Services to Reduce HIV among Men who have sex with Men (MSM) and Transgender (TG)
• Asia: Naz Foundation releases latest edition of Pukaar, the quarterly journal focusing on Asia male sexualities and wellbeing (pdf)
• Asia: Alternatives to condom use can help reduce HIV transmission among gay men
• Asia: Health Officials Warn That Without Intervention, HIV Cases Will Increase Among MSM in Region
• Asia: Group Sex, Low Condom Use Spur Spread of HIV in Asian Gay Men
• Asia: Gay sex "fuelling" HIV infections in Asia warns UNAIDS and WHO
• The epidemiology of HIV and STI among Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender in Asia (pdf)
• MSM and HIV/AIDS Risk in Asia: What Is Fueling the Epidemic Among MSM and How Can It Be Stopped? (pdf)
• Men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgenders: The Missing Link in the National Response (pdf)
• HIV Expenditure on MSM Programming in the Asia Pacific Region (ppt)
• Preventing HIV infections among males who have sex with males in the Asia-Pacific region (pdf)
• Risks and Responsibilities (pdf): Male Sexual Health and HIV in Asia and the Pacific, International Consultation, Peter Piot's Remarks
• Notes from the APN+ Positive MSM Skills Building Workshop, 8th ICAAP Colombo August 21st, 2007 (Poz_MSM_skills…doc)

East Asia

• Hong Kong: 104 HIV cases reported in first quarter of 2009, 38% via male-to-male sexual contact
• China: Society's demand for marriage may be helping the spread of AIDS
• Japan: Record Number of new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2008 (62% MSM transmission)
• China: China to tackle HIV incidence amongst MSM
• China: China: HIV prevalence and its associated factors among men who have sex with men in Chongqing
• China: Enabling effective voluntary counselling and testing for men who have sex with men: Increasing the role of community based organizations in scaling up VCT services for MSM in China
• China: Supporting Community Reponses to HIV among Men who have Sex with Men
• Hong Kong: HIV Increasing Among MSM in Hong Kong; Researchers Call for Improved Prevention Efforts
• China: Yunnan HIV infections jump among women, gay men
• China: HIV up sharply among women, gay men
• Hong Kong: Gays warned HIV rise may hit Bangkok levels
• China: MSM Remain Most At-Risk Group for HIV in Beijing, Official Says
• Alarming AIDS statistics (Japan Times)

South Asia

• Pakistan: HIV and homosexuality (open access)
• South Asia: Naz Foundation International releases January issue of Pukaar
• India: Missing Pieces: HIV Related Needs of Sexual Minorities in India (National Stakeholder Consultation Report) (pdf)
• South Asia: What’s in a name? Working with male-male sexualities, masculinities and genders in South Asia and sexual health programming (pdf)
• South Asia: Pukaar, October 2008: Naz Foundation International releases the latest edition of its quarterly journal (pdf)
• Nepal: Blog dedicated to the "Beauty and Brains in Action: Tackling HIV/AIDs Stigma and Discrimination Talent Contest"
• India: Talking About Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues (TARSHI) launches new website
• Everybody knows, but nobody knows: Desk review of current literature on HIV and male-male sexualities, behaviours and sexual exploitation in Afghanistan (pdf)
• Social taboos spur HIV infection among Pakistani men
• HIV and homosexuality in Pakistan
• MSM, HIV/AIDS and Human Rights in South Asia (pdf)
• The impact of social, legal and judicial impediments to sexual health promotion, and HIV and AIDS related care and support for males who have sex with males in Bangladesh and India (pdf)
• Against the Odds: The impact of legal, socio-cultural, legislative and socio-economic impediments to effective HIV/AIDS interventions with males who have sex with males in Bangladesh (pdf)
• Pukaar, Issue 47 (pdf)

Southeast Asia

• Myanmar: "Going to Pagan": Gay slang in Burma
• Laos: Reaching the (in)visible men of Vientiane: A qualitative study of peer education programmes among men who have sex with men in Vientiane, Laos (Part 1, Part 2)
• Philippines: Department of Health shifts focus from openly gay men to "men in the closet"
• Thailand: HIV rates among MSM have declined this year
• Cambodia: HIV/AIDS crisis looming among gay men: report
• Southeast Asia: Subregional Network on HIV and MSM in Insular Southeast Asia Established (pdf)
• Vietnam: NGO introduces anti-discrimination toolkit for MSM
• Laos: HIV forcing officials to tackle transgender taboos
• Singapore: Living with HIV - A gay man's personal journey (Part 1) 
• Singapore: 2.6% HIV prevalence rate among MSM
• Singapore: Outreach HIV Testing Project in Venues Frequented by men who have sex with men (MSM) - November 2008 to February 2009 (pdf) 
• Philippines: ‘Hidden, alarming’ trends in HIV/AIDS, dramatic increase of HIV among homosexuals
• Vietnam: Sexuality Conference in Hanoi Challenges Norms, Expectations
• Vietnam: A Dialogue with Men who Have Sex with Men: Their Perspectives on Behavior Change for HIV Prevention
• Indonesia: Fear of Discrimination Preventing High-Risk Groups Testing for HIV
• Mekong Subregion: The Epidemiology of HIV Infection, STIs, and Associated Risk Behaviors Among MSM in the Mekong Subregion and China: Implications for Policy and Programming
• Lao PDR: High HIV prevalence amongst men who have sex with men
• Vietnam: Newspaper surveys readers, asks whether they think discrimination and stigma are responsible for only 10% of MSM accessing public services
• Indonesia: Transvestites stay unprotected
• Lao PDR: UNESCO releases new report "Mekong Erotics: Men Loving/Pleasuring/Using Men in Lao PDR" (pdf)
•  Thailand: Alarm over rising HIV infection among gay men
• Indonesia: Bali Foundation Calls for Increased Testing To Curb HIV Among Male Sex Workers
• Thailand: Sexual Behavior and Risk Factors for HIV Infection Among Homosexual and Bisexual Men in Thailand (pdf)
• Cambodia: Clandestine sexual encounters drive up HIV infections: UN
• Thailand: Rights-based HIV prevention for men who have sex with men in Thailand (pdf)
• Mekong Subregion: Regional Network Meeting : HIV Interventions for MSM in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (pdf)
• Cambodia: Men Who Have Sex with Men in Cambodia: HIV/AIDS Vulnerability, Stigma and Discrimination (pdf)
• Cambodia: Out of the shadows: male to male sexual behaviour in Cambodia
• Lao: HIV prevalence and risk behaviour among men who have sex with men in Vientiane Capital, Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2007