UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines

UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines
Language shapes beliefs and may influence behaviors. These guidelines to UNAIDS’ preferred terminology have been developed for use by staff members, colleagues in the program’s 10 cosponsoring organizations, and other partners working in the global response to HIV.
Year of publication: 
2011

WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services

WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services
This document provides a new recommendation to support HTS by trained lay providers, considers the potential of HIV self-testing to increase access to and coverage of HIV testing, and outlines focused and strategic approaches to HTS that are needed to support the new UN 90 –90 –90 global HIV targets. 

The majority of information on gay men and other men who have sex with men and transgender people can be found beginning on page 69.

Year of publication: 
2015

UNAIDS Supplement Tool to Set and Monitor Targets for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations

UNAIDS Supplement Tool to Set and Monitor Targets for HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations
This document is the supplement to the consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnoses, treatment and care for key populations, in which WHO brings together all existing guidance relevant to key populations- gay men and men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers, and transgender people.
Year of publication: 
2014, 2015

UNAIDS Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations

UNAIDS Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care for Key Populations
In this new consolidated guidelines document on HIV prevention, diagnoses, treatment and care for key populations, WHO brings together all existing guidance relevant to key populations – gay men and men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, people in prisons and other closed settings, sex workers, and transgender people.
Year of publication: 
2014, 2015

Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People

Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender People
These guidelines include evidence-based recommendations, the summary and grading of evidence, implementation issues, and key research gaps. The document presents good practice recommendations that focus on ensuring an enabling environment for the recognition and protection of the human rights of MSM and transgender people.
Year of publication: 
2011

How AIDS Changed Everything: MDG 6 Report

How AIDS Changed Everything: MDG 6 Report
A comprehensive report on the AIDS response over the last 15 years. It includes lessons learned, challenges and gaps that remain, and actions for the future. The majority of information on gay men and other men who have sex with men and transgender people can be found in the “Key Populations” chapter, beginning on page 342.
Year of publication: 
2015

Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation for Gay Men and Other MSM: Financing and Implementation of HIV Programs Targeting MSM

Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation for Gay Men and Other MSM: Financing and Implementation of HIV Programs Targeting MSM
The report provides a comprehensive analysis to date of HIV-related funding and programming for MSM. The report also suggests actionable steps to improve the HIV response among MSM. A careful examination of MSM-related policies through donor and multilateral agencies reveals improved efforts but persistently inadequate investments and limited accountability for better results. On-the-ground consultations in eight epidemiologically diverse countries highlighted some models for success combined with persistent, widespread stigma in all contexts and a lack of even the most basic HIV prevention services for MSM in most. The research in this report confirms that countries that criminalize same-sex sexual practices spend fewer resources on HIV-related health services for MSM, do less to track and understand the epidemic in their nations, and are more likely to repurpose donor funds intended to fight the epidemic among MSM. However, criminalization is only one obstacle to effective HIV programs for MSM. Stigma and discrimination in all contexts play equally important roles.
Year of publication: 
2012