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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.

Resources for the Global LGBTI Philanthropic Response to COVID-19

Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) is a collaboration of funders and philanthropic advisors working to expand global philanthropic support to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in the Global South and East.

Interruptions to HIV prevention and treatment services associated with COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has necessitated a range of population-based measures in order to stem the spread of infection. These measures may be associated with disruptions to other health services for gay and bisexual men

Special Issue: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTQ+ Health and Well-Being

This special issue on the impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ health and well-being reports findings from nine articles with varied study designs, including data from multiple countries and all segments of LGBTQ+ communities.

Update to the ILGA State Sponsored Homophobia report

Despite considerable progress in legal protection for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, 69 UN member States continue to criminalise consensual same-sex activity, ILGA World (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) said today.

The Case for Gay Reparations

The first book-length treatment on the subject of gay reparations in the United States and abroad. Includes in-depth interviews with some of the most important figures of the gay reparations movement in the United States, Spain, Britain, and Germany

Correlates of loneliness in older persons living with HIV

Loneliness poses a significant risk for morbidity and mortality in the context of older adulthood. Research shows that older persons living with HIV (PLWH) often face increased and complex vulnerability in terms of physical and psychosocial needs which may promote loneliness.

The myth of ‘older LGBT+’ people: Research shortcomings and policy/practice implications for health/care provision

This article explores the implications of research which takes a collectivised approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans+ (LGBT+) ageing and which engages in Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) in doing so. Collectivised approaches to heterogenous identity-based groups address commonalities but often fail to address internal diversity, i.e. the differences between and among older LGBT+ people