In some areas 49% of Asian trans women are HIV positive

[SandraJane]

In some areas 49% of Asian trans women are HIV positive


A new report on transgender people in Asia says in some areas 49% are HIV positive


18 May 2012 | By Anna Leach


http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/some-areas-49-asian-trans-women-are-hiv-positive180512


A new report into the rights and HIV vulnerability of transgender people has found that in some areas of Asia 49% of trans women are HIV positive. The report blames the alarmingly high prevalence rates on 'stigma and prejudice'.

The United Nations Development Programme report, Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region, was written by Dr Sam Winter, a professor of transgender studies at Hong Kong University whose position is currently under threat.

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Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region


17 May 2012


http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/hiv-aids/lost-in-transition--transgender-people--rights-and-hiv-vulnerabi/





The 'Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region' report aims to provide a research and strategic information framework. It will guide governments, civil society, donors and key stakeholders to design and produce relevant research as part of collective effort to reduce the extreme vulnerability of transgender people to HIV, while protecting their rights in the Asia-Pacific Region.

[Jamie D]

A shocking statistic.

From the first article:

The report attributes the high prevalence of HIV in transgender women in Asia to a 'stigma sickness slope', where they are bullied and marginalised at school, so drop out, discriminated against when seeking employment, failed by the legal system and police and end up relying on sex work for money, sometimes to fund gender transition surgery.