国际不再恐同日，跨性别纪录片《兄弟》首映 – Beijing IDAHO Event Increases Transgender Visibility in China with the Premiere of the Documentary “Brothers”

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Beijing IDAHO Event Increases Transgender Visibility in China with the Premiere of the  Documentary “Brothers”

On 17 May 2013, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), several Beijing LGBT organizations including Queer Comrades, the Aibai Culture & Education Center, the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute and Common Language worked together with the Netherlands Embassy in Beijing to hold the event “lgbT – Increasing Transgender Visbility in China”. More than 80 people, including media representatives, educational professionals, mental health workers and civil society volunteers, got together to watch the premiere of the transgender documentary “Brothers” and talked about the most pressing transgender issues in China.

Full text of the English and Chinese press release for “Brothers” is below. (more…)

The Path of a Rights Activist – China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS (CAP+)

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TITLE: The Path of a Rights Activist

BY: China Alliance of People Living with HIV/AIDS

In their recent newsletter, the China Alliance of People living with HIV/AIDS (CAP+) announced publication of a unique testimony report about the work of one of their members, Ms. Ma Guihong, who heads the organization Half the Sky in China’s Hebei Province. With the permission of Ms. Ma and CAP+, we are re-posting the below summary with links to the original Chinese and English full text.

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[REPORT] Human Rights Watch “Swept Away: Abuses Against Sex Workers in China” “扫除” 中国性工作者遭受侵害

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Sex workers in China face many challenges making their voices heard. Because of the legal and social environment of widespread discrimination and stigma, sex workers are also particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses. Asia Catalyst is currently working with a partner organization in China to document sex workers’ experiences in “Custody and Education” (C&E) detention facilities, where sex workers and their clients can be held for up to two years without trial. We welcome the important new report from Human Rights Watch, Swept Away: Abuses Against Sex Workers in China, which not only provides a rare opportunity to hear the voices of sex workers themselves, but also highlights arbitrary detention as one of them many abuses they face. HRW rightly notes that although the Chinese government announced that it plans to “stop using” the Re-education Through Labor (RTL) administrative detention system at some point in 2013, it has remained silent with respect to C&E and forced drug detoxification centers.

The full report in English in PDF format is available here: “Swept Away: Abuses Against Sex Workers in China.”

Summary and Recommendations in Simplified Chinese (中文) in PDF format is available here:

下载中文概述及建议

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“We Are the Bridge!” – A successful advocacy case

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黑龙江社会组织预防艾滋病促进会成为沟通社区和疾控中心的桥梁

“We Are the Bridge!” – A successful advocacy case of promoting communication between the HIV-affected community and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Heilongjiang Province

By Hui Hongtao

龙江社会组织预防艾滋病促进会是在我省开展防治艾滋病服务的27个民间草根组织的联合机制，这些组织来自MSM人群、感染者、青年志愿者三个领域，其特点是以社区为基础，覆盖黑龙江全省，为受艾滋病影响的人群服务。

The Association of Heilongjiang Community-Based Organizations on HIV Prevention (“the Association”) is a network of 27 community-based organizations (CBOs) that provides HIV/AIDS-related services to MSM (men who have sex with men) and young people living with HIV/AIDS in Heilongjiang Province.

促进会的作用是搭建平台，让大家有机会相互分享信息、互帮互助，合作开展活动，提升整体的社区动员和服务能力。由于中国的防艾工作是由CDC代表政府行使职能，促进会的作用之一也是帮助各组织协调与当地CDC的交往与合作关系。

One of our activities is to mobilize the communities we serve and improve their capacity to advocate on their own behalf. To do this we have built a platform where they can share information, help each other, and collaborate on different activities. In addition, the Association helps local CBOs to connect and work with their respective local CDCs. This is strategically important because the CDC in China acts on behalf of the Chinese government to implement HV/AIDs prevention and related services.

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Request for Proposals: The Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund

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The Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund announced the second Request for Proposals (RFP) for global and regional civil society networks addressing HIV related issues. Global and regional networks and consortia of networks that meet the definitions and criteria set by this RFP are invited to apply for a grant to support core-funding and/or programmatic needs of the network for up to two years (2014/2015).

The deadline for submission of proposals is 22 July 2013 at 12:00 CET.

The Robert Civil Society Networks Fund (Robert Carr 民间社会网络基金）公开宣布下一轮项目的申请机会。在 AIDS Fonds的支持下，Robert Carr 这新开的基金现在接受全球和区域非政府组织网络申请2014-2015年的项目。所有从事艾滋病领域工作的民间组织网络有申请的资格。同时，他们特别关注为社会边缘群体和弱势群体服务的组织网络，包括为性工作者，成瘾者，同性恋，流动人口等服务的组织。机构不能单独地申请因为本基金的使命是支持全球和区域民间组织网络。因此它们要优先考虑来自全球网络的申请表。

有兴趣申请的组织，请查看： https://www.robertcarrfund.org/grantees/request-for-proposals/