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About Open Society & Sexual Health and Rights
The Sexual Health and Rights Project of the Open Society Public Health Program works to ensure that people who are stigmatized because of their sexual practices, sexual orientation, or gender identity have access to quality health and social services and can effectively advocate for their rights.
Why Are Doctors Still Performing Genital Surgery on Infants?
Lydia Guterman
January 30, 2012
 BLOG
Medical studies show that performing genital reshaping surgery on intersex children at birth or soon after usually causes psychological damage to patients. Yet this remains the standard of care in most countries, despite protests from patient advocates.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender: Human Rights Are Human Rights
David Scamell
December 16, 2011
BLOG
A landmark report by the UN Commissioner for Human Rights documents serious human rights abuses perpetrated against sexual and gender minorities worldwide. This is a positive step forward and a victory for LGBT activists who risk their lives fighting for human rights in every corner of the globe.
Secretary Clinton: Thank You, and More, Please
Zoe Hudson
November 9, 2011
BLOG
Calling for an "AIDS-free generation," Secretary Clinton delivered a strong and welcome speech on global HIV/AIDS. At a time of stagnating budgets and threats to foreign aid, her strong support for ramping up the fight was good news. But why no mention of vulnerable groups, like people who inject drugs, sex workers, and men who have sex with men?
Kenya's Invisible Women
Umra Omar
October 13, 2011
BLOG
In the small town of Malindi, Kenya, women who use drugs will never receive the services they deserve until the community listens to their needs.
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Open Society Foundations to Host “Lawyering on the Margins” Meeting in Denmark
September 1, 2011
The Open Society Public Health Program will host a global gathering of lawyers working with marginalized groups, particularly people who use drugs, sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. There is increasing recognition within the field of public health that increasing access to justice through legal aid and legal empowerment can effectively address barriers to health services and other social determinants of health.
Sex Workers, Sexual Minorities, and Gender Minorities Talk HIV and the Law
August 31, 2011
The Open Society Public Health Program has provided support to sex worker and LGBTI groups to participate in regional dialogues as part of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia and in Africa, civil society representatives and policymakers discussed how punitive laws increase the vulnerability of sex workers and men who have sex with men to HIV infection and lead to widespread human rights violations.
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