UNAIDS has strongly welcomed today’s decision in India to decriminalize homosexuality.
According to Executive Director Michel Sidibé, “The Delhi High Court has restored the dignity and human rights of millions of men who have sex with men and transgendered people in India.” He noted that oppressive laws, such as the one that was repealed today in India, drive people underground, making them much harder to reach with HIV prevention, treatment and care services. Sidibé added that today’s ruling sends a positive message to the more than 80 countries in the world that still prohibit same-sex relations. We have more on that upstairs.
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