Arabic-language conversion content still thrives on Facebook, where practitioners post to millions of followers through verified accounts
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US: Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence Coming Out as Living with HIV
How prejudice strips people with disabilities of their sexual and reproductive rights
Using sexual and reproductive health services can be awkward. This feeling of discomfort can discourage people from asking their doctor about contraceptive options or to check out infections. For people with physical disabilities there are additional challenges such as healthcare workers’ prejudice with regards to their right to have sex and children. South Africa’s Constitution grants people with disabilities the same access to healthcare as the rest of the population. But as the results of a South African study show, the reality is quite different.
Uganda: High number of teenagers are dying due to abortion complications
Ghana: Sexuality education in schools: some answers to ‘when’ and ‘what’
How does comprehensive sexuality education translate into the curriculum of schools? One or another element of sexuality education has been taught in Ghanaian schools since before independence in 1957. Taught under different nomenclature, sexuality education has, at all times, used an integrated approach at the pre-tertiary level. We set out to study the relationship and the depth of coverage of topics in Ghana.
Uganda: Closing Inequality Gaps Will Halt HIV Infections
UK: British children in limbo over gender therapy after court ruling
In Britain the number of children referred to GIDS has risen nearly 30-fold in the past decade and waiting lists are more than 18 months long. About 2,660 under-18s were referred to GIDS in the year to March 2020, while 161 were referred on by GIDS to specialist endocrinologists who prescribe puberty blockers, according to the clinic’s data.