Links to articles and audio podcasts from State Consultation for MSM and Transgender (Wes Bengal State, India)

[Guest guest]

Please see the content produced so far: now it is getting disseminated

through Citizen News Service. Congratulations for such a historic organisation

of the consultation.

Ten audio recordings and podcasts of the sessions (English/ Hindi) available

online at:

http://www.ipernity.com/doc/39002/album/180326

Seven articles produced so far are available online at:

1· Right to Choose: Sex reassignment surgery

(SRS)<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/right-to-choose-sex-reassignment.html>

2· *Realizing Right to Health for MSM and Transgender people...*

3· Mental divide between HIV and non-HIV work should

dissolve...<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/mental-divide-between-hiv-and-no\

n-hiv.html>

4· Mental health issues of MSM and Transgender need

attention...<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/mental-health-issues-of-msm-and\

..html>

5· HIV counselling doesn’t adequately address mental health

issues...<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/hiv-counselling-doesnt-adequately.\

html>

6· MANAS Bangla, an example of partnership between government and affected

communities...<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/manas-bangla-example-of-partn\

ership.html>

7· State Consultation on MSM and Transgender in Science City,

Kolkata...<http://www.citizen-news.org/2010/03/state-consultation-on-msm-and.htm\

l>

We are disseminating these widely, feel free to send them out too.

We are alos working on few more in-depth pieces like those on understanding

Section 377 and future directions, will send you the links once they are done

and up online.

Aditya Bondyopadhyay

e-mail: <adit.bond@...>