US: Louisiana Fuels HIV Epidemic
Louisiana state laws and practices that prohibit access to sterile syringes and criminalize sex work contribute to an uncontrolled HIV epidemic and an extremely high AIDS death rate, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The AIDS death rate in Louisiana is more than double the US average. New Orleans police regularly interfere with sex workers who carry condoms, putting them and their clients at risk of HIV.
A Nepalese transgender person wears red ribbons on her clothes in support for people living with HIV as she poses for a picture during a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu
A Nepalese transgender person wears red ribbons on her clothes in support for people living with HIV as she poses for a picture during a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu December 1, 2013. World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1.
A Nepalese transgender person has a red ribbon drawn on her back to show support for people living with HIV during a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu
A Nepalese transgender person has a red ribbon drawn on her back to show support for people living with HIV during a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu December 1, 2013. World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1. According to the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, National Center for AIDS and STD Control, the estimated number of people living with HIV is around 48,600 in Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)
A Nepalese transgender person is reflected in a mirror backstage as she prepares to take part in a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu
A Nepalese transgender person is reflected in a mirror backstage as she prepares to take part in a program to raise awareness about AIDS on the World AIDS Day in Kathmandu December 1, 2013. World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1. According to the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, National Center for AIDS and STD Control an estimated number of people living with HIV is around 48,600 in Nepal. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: ANNIVERSARY HEALTH SOCIETY)
Sex and survival in Rio de Janeiro's red-light district
A world away from the image of the "happy" prostitute learning English, or the boutique "love motel" commonly associated with sex-for-sale in Brazil, Vila Mimosa is the darker side of Rio’s sex industry