Re: We demand Preference not reservation

[Guest guest]

Dear Forum Members,

With NACO and SACS all over India speaking about involving greater

number of Positive people in planning, decision making and also giving

them opportunities of employment which helps reinforce their economic

independence we can say that things are begining to look up for the

positive community.

But have we in this context forgotten on have not given due importance

to other vulnerable communities for whom the risk of HIV/AIDS and

other Sexually Transmitted Diseases looms large.

With HIV and STIs spreading at a rapid rate among the MSM/ Kothi

community indicating that the current prevention and awareness

measures to reach out to this section of the vulnerable population is

still understated and largely ineffective.

Then would things change if we begin to appoint qualified and

experienced members of this community as counsellors, Yes i am sure it

would and hope that many of you too agree with me. When we can relax

appointment procedures for PLHAs, then why can we not do the same for

this community also, especially since it is in the government mandate.

Regards,

Yashi.

e-mail: <yashi_edna@...>