Robert Carr, international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist, died a year ago today in Toronto.

Robert was a tireless campaigner for the health and human rights of people living with HIV and men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, sex workers, of all genders and transgender people.  He fought to secure the right of access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support for the most marginalised communities. 

Robert remains an inspiration to us and is very sorely missed. 

Video courtesy of Dale at APNSW.

Watch this video in China here.  在这里观看这个视频在中国 

Read the speech in Chinese here.  中国在这里读的讲话 

También puede leer el discurso aquí en español. You can also read the speech in Spanish here.

The Association of Women in Development Forum is currently taking place in Turkey. In a speech of quiet intensity Kaythi Win delivered a plenary that got 80% of the 2000 feminists in the audience on their feet in support of sex workers rights.  Her speech in full follows.

In response to the recent article in the Hindu where renowned feminist and journalist Gloria Steinem talked of an ‘epidemic of sex trafficking’, Professor Shohini Ghosh writes:

Scott Long writes on his website, Paper Bird, about the way the media reports on sex work, Nicholas Kristof and the misuse of language by ideological opponents of sex work.