Stigma Helps AIDS Flourish in Russia


	Stigma Helps AIDS Flourish in Russia

nohobot

5-12-2008 3:36 PM

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russia, aids, hiv, health, healthcare, drugs, disease, stigma, europe, soviet union

nohobot says:

Russia has a notoriously backward stance on its acknowledgment and treatment of its LGBT citizens.

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