‘Kapana’ is a Namibian positive gay love story. In Namibia, sodomy is still a crime. As a result, gay relationships are stigmatized against. This is made worse when the person is also living with HIV. Many gay or bisexual men live in the closet. They hide their relationships and those happen often under unsafe circumstances. ‘Kapana’ follows the story of George, insurance broker, openly gay, with a supportive family and friends and his meeting with Simeon, a kapana seller (kapana is the local name for barbecued meat) who doesn’t want to accept he is gay and cannot imagine a place where he could be happy having a relationship with a man. It is a film about love and life in a country where such love is forbidden. It is a romance and we hope the film will help trigger discussions around the need to decriminalise such relationships.

When in 2018, Peru received UNITAID support to implement PrEP in national health services, a communications campaign was aimed at MSM and transwomen to address the ideas of ​​self-care and the need to confront prejudice, stigma and discrimination in health clinics, particularly with regard to transwomen. This film focuses on Prepárate.pe (get ready.pe), the campaign that involved the engagement of young people from the gay and trans community in Peru.

Unheard Stories is a project by TRANScend, an initiative of The Humsafar Trust (India’s oldest registered LGBTQ organisation), supported by Publicis Sapient. It is a collection of films depicting transgender lives in India. The need for this project emerged from sensitization workshops conducted with employers and educational institutes around awareness on transgender issues. These workshops included transgender persons telling their own stories which made the concepts on sex, sexuality and gender ‘real’ for the audience. However, it also meant the speakers reliving the trauma of discrimination, harassment, violence and abuse faced by them, every time they narrated their stories. Hence, short films on lives of transgender men and women were made with an objective of portraying their lived realities in a dignified and compassionate manner.

In this networking zone, called the African Baraza, the work of refugees will be displayed in form of pictorial charts, films, newsprint and other ways of showcasing their contribution to their local host communities. This will run for the entire duration of the Global Village and Youth Programme at AIDS 2020: Virtual. Welcome to the African Baraza!

Thriving in our Diversity is a Trans Networking Zone for trans people, funders and allies, organised by Global Action for Trans* Equality (GATE) & A Global Network of Trans Women and HIV (IRGT) in collaboration with SHE, RED Trans Peru, SAATHII, Positively Trans, ClinicQ, TGEU, the International Working Group of Trans Men and HIV and UCTRANS. The main objective is to provide a safe space for trans activists, trans people living with HIV, donors and allies to discuss Universal Health Coverage, SDGs, research, prevention, care, treatment and support for trans people worldwide. We aim to provide a collaborative and learning exchange space with opportunity to network, share and exchange ideas and best practices, experiences, south-south learning and to strengthen the global trans HIV response.

PleasePrEPMe.org (PPM) is an organization that provides HIV prevention resources through online visuals, printed materials and its confidential chat feature in English and Spanish. Focusing on Black and Latinx communities in the state of California. This exhibit consist of a set of photographs with a group of PrEP users. Gay, Lesbian, Trans, Hetero, Gender nonconforming of different ethnicities. By creating these images PPM invites underserved communities to start conversations about safe sex options and normalizes sexual health care. Images are reflective of the community we serve (Black and Latinx people), encourages them to take charge of their sexual, learn about PrEP, make educated decisions, and end HIV stigma.

Queer photographers visited a number of Asian countries to produce these photographs of LGBTIQ community. Asia is progressing but still there are high levels of stigma, discrimination, violence and murder across the continent. “Photovoice Asia” aims to generate positive awareness and increase the acceptance of LGBTIQ population in Asia and around the world.

The written and visual artwork displayed at this exhibition were collected as the #StoriesofResilience. The intention of this exhibition is to share the different realities experienced by young communities responding to HIV, focusing specifically on their resilience against HIV stigma. The pieces highlight personal experiences which allow viewers to witness the many meanings of resilience and commemorate the bravery displayed by these communities.

Theatre for a Change is an international NGO based in London, UK. Our mission is the empowerment of vulnerable and marginalised women and girls, particularly in their sexual and reproductive health and rights. Our New Partnerships Programme (NPP) was established in 2015. The aim of NPP is to build the capacity of partner organisations to use our participatory approaches in their behaviour change and advocacy work specific to sexual and reproductive health and rights. For more information, please see www.tfacafrica.com/training

RagaMenco is a collaboration of Spanish and Indian musicians (including two HIV research scientists) from the Bay Area. They explore exciting new territory combining haunting Indian melodies with exciting gypsy, flamenco, and jazz traditions from Spain. In their music you will hear ancient traditions from the Old World finding a new voice in California.

The mission of East Bay Getting to Zero is to advance health equity and promote healing for all people impacted by HIV. Our vision is an East Bay with zero HIV stigma, health disparities, or new HIV transmissions. Come discuss with us about how we've been doing the work we do, responding to the needs of our community and putting people-first.

Four monologues read by two long-term survivors and HIV activists; Hank Trout and Bruce Ward.