IAS 2021: New demands for better transgender heath care: No data no more
1 August 2021. Related: Conference reports, HIV prevention and transmission.
Simon Collins, HIV i-Base
On 19 July 2021, the first full day of IAS 2021 conference included the launch of a new HIV prevention campaign for better health for transgender people. [1]
The campaign is based on a 24-page manifesto written and informed by trans and gender-diverse (TGD) global activists based on the need for peer-led HIV prevention research with ownership and acceptability in TGD communities. [2, 3]
Demands include:
- Including the full range of the gender spectrum in clinical trials, including trans men.
- That data gender-affirming hormonal therapy (GAHT) is available for all biomedical prevention compounds.
- That research sites are funded to recruit transgender participants and to engage local LGBTQ community, including transgender-led organisations.
The document is published and supported by the US prevention organization AVAC.
Several other sessions at the conference are recommended for their focus on transgender health. [4, 5, 6]
References
- AVAC. No data no more: Manifesto to align HIV prevention research with trans and gender diverse realities.
https://www.avac.org/no-data-no-more - AVAC. Manifesto summary.
https://www.avac.org/sites/default/files/u3/NDNM-Summmary-Embargoed.pdf (PDF) - Full manifesto.
https://www.avac.org/sites/default/files/u3/NDNM-Summmary-Embargoed.pdf (PDF) - What is missing in the HIV response?: Strengthening HIV programmes for trans populations in the Global South. IAS 2021. Satellite meeting SY16.
https://theprogramme.ias2021.org/Programme/Session/51 - Caring for the whole person: Integrating gender-affirming hormone therapy within HIV prevention service. IAS 2021. Oral abstract session OALC06.
https://theprogramme.ias2021.org/Programme/Session/14 - Transgender in Latin America 2021 – Sexually transmitted infections and HIV among transgender people: How to make the rates go down? Satellite meeting SA50.
https://theprogramme.ias2021.org/Programme/Session/238
This report was first published on 19 July 2021.