On July 24, The Lancet 2012 Theme Series: Men who have sex with Men and HIV was officially launched. The main auditorium at the Washington Convention Center was packed. The session consisted of a series of presentations that combined research results and community-based information on the issues concerning Men who

A panel comprised of six transgender activists from Thailand, Nepal, Argentina and the U.S. spoke about the various factors impacting transgender health, and how those put transgender communities at risk for HIV. The panel started with a video recording sent by Kartiny, a trans activist from the Philippines; she was

​On Saturday, July 21, 2012, the MSM Global Forum (MSMGF) held its fifth biennial pre-conference with this year’s theme titled, Stigma to Strength: Strategies for MSM, Transgender People, and Allies in a Shifting AIDS Landscape. The pre-conference attracted more than 600 advocates, policy makers, researchers, and program implementers