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About OSI & Sexual Health and Rights
The Sexual Health and Rights Project of the OSI 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. more

events

OSI Forum: Update on the "Anti-Prostitution Pledge" and Its Global Impacts
OSI-New York
June 25, 2007
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OSI hosted an update on U.S. government attempts to require that anti-AIDS groups sign a pledge opposing prostitution or lose funding.  more

OSI Forum: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Funders Report Release
OSI-New York
June 21, 2007
 AUDIO
The first-ever report on needs and resources related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender giving in the global South and East was the focus of this briefing sponsored by OSI's Sexual Health and Rights Project & U.S. Programs.  more

News & Announcements

Groups Meet to Improve Access to Health and Human Rights for East African Sex Workers
Press Release
March 31, 2008
Health and human rights groups from across Kenya and Uganda announced that they have successfully concluded a three-day workshop addressing the health risks and abuses faced by sex workers in the region.  more

Publications & Articles

The Transgender Community & HIV/AIDS Research
October 2007
Produced by the Capital Area Vaccine Effort, this fact sheet addresses sex and gender data collection in HIV/AIDS research. more

SHARP Sexual Health and Rights Updates: October 2007
October 2007
This issue includes events on LGBT health and rights in Eastern Africa, Sex Worker Advocacy Training in Thailand, as well as research on Sex and Gender Data Collection in HIV/AIDS Research and Experiences of Oppression Among Sex Workers. more

Sex Worker Health and Rights Advocates' Use of Information and Communications Technologies Report
July 17, 2007
This OSI-commissioned report explores the ways in which sex worker health and rights advocacy groups use information and communications technology, and how they could benefit from technology and training in the future.  more

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