I know I do. A cell phone ring tone that sings “Condom, condom!” has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry considerable social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said on Tuesday. The a cappella ring tone features a professional singer chanting the word condom more than [...]
You know you want a condom ringtone
August 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: GOI · media · reproduction and repro rights · sex and sexuality
HIV+ post in Kerala
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
This is a quota that is unlikely to be embroiled in a debate about merit dilution and fairness. Kerala became the first Indian state on Tuesday to reserve a government job for HIV positive candidates, marking a new sensitivity for those afflicted with the killer virus. The Kerala State Aids Control Society (KSACS) announced that [...]
Tags: health & well-being · human development · leadership · sex and sexuality
Another law for reform
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
(Carrying on from the previous list of laws needing to be updated). Health Minister A Ramadoss declared that he is behind the legalisation of homosexuality in India. (For other news coverage of it, click here). Addressing a 250-strong India session at the International AIDS Conference here on Thursday, he strongly campaigned for the changing the [...]
Tags: GOI · health & well-being · leadership · legal issues · sex and sexuality
