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    Cause for Great Concern: The Status of Reproductive Health in Peru

    Center for Health and Gender Equity, 2003
    Despite important advances in the last 40 years, are women's sexual and reproductive health rights being threatened? This newsletter, written by the Director of the San Mart¡n de Porres University Medical Clinic in Lima, Peru, highlights the ways women's sexual and reproductive rights are being undermined by the Peruvian government of Alejandro Toledo, who came to power in 2001.
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    Egypt: Torture and Inhuman and Degrading Treatment Based on Sexual Orientation

    World Organisation Against Torture, 2001
    The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture stated that sexual minorities are vulnerable to torture and discrimination because they diverge from socially constructed gender expectations (2001). This is indeed the case in Egypt. In May 2001 dozens of men were rounded up at the Queen Boat discotheque in Cairo and subjected to a lengthy trial.
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    Between men: HIV/STI prevention for men who have sex with men

    International HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2003
    Sex between men is one of the primary ways in which HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed on. Yet official indifference or hostility means that there are few prevention and care programmes for men who have sex with men in developing countries.
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    Sexuality - a Super Force: Young People, Sexuality and Rights in the era of HIV/AIDS

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2002
    "Sex is Good - Sex is Joy - Sex is Fun - Sex is Love - Sex is Power - Protected Sex is Life!" This is the message of this booklet, which argues that sexuality is natural and needed for procreation, and sexual drive is important for intimacy and pleasure. Many young people have sex during their teens, whether their parents know this or not.
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    Development Myths Around Sex and Sexualities in the South

    BRIDGE, 2003
    In development representations of the South, sexuality is either ignored, or discussed only in relation to disease and violence, or reproductive decision making based on material interests.
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    Gender and HIV/AIDS Cutting Edge Pack (CEP)

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    Why, after 20 years of international responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic are infection rates still on the increase? Why are the numbers of women living with HIV increasing faster than the number of men? HIV/AIDS is not only driven by gender inequality - it makes gender inequality worse, putting women, men and children further at risk.
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    Meeting the sexual health needs of men who have sex with men in Senegal

    Horizons, 2002
    This study explores the health situation and needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Senegal. Many MSM identify as either 'Ibis', who act feminine and are less dominant in sexual encounters, or 'Yoos', who are generally the dominant penetrative partner during sex and who do not consider themselves to be homosexuals.
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    Gender and Cultural Change Cutting Edge Pack (CEP)

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
    Is gender and development a northern imposition on cultures of the south? Yes, in the sense that much of development, including gender and development, is dominated by northern agendas. On the other hand, cultures are changing and diverse, and within any culture some people will oppose and some will favour greater gender equality.
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    An Introduction to Promoting Sexual Health for Men Who Have Sex with Men and Gay Men: A Training Manual

    2001
    South Asia currently has very few services addressing the needs of men who have sex with men (MSM) and gay men, and many experience discrimination when accessing mainstream health care services. This means there is a major gap in services for a large group of people living with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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    Men aren't from Mars. Unlearning Machismo in Nicaragua

    2001
    Machismo' is a deep-rooted socio-cultural model of masculinity in Nicaragua and in most of Latin America. It is built on the assumption that men are superior to women and it dictates men's attitudes, behaviour and values.

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