Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES): Gender Strategy

The Linkages Across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) project envisions a world in which members of key populations (KPs)—gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), sex workers (SWs), people who inject drugs (PWID) and transgender people—can exercise their right to live healthy and productive lives. In this vision, harmful gender norms have been challenged and transformed so that they no longer cause inequalities and give rise to stigma, discrimination, and violence against members of KPs. Although we know that we cannot achieve this vision alone, the LINKAGES project—as the first global KP project supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—recognizes the importance and power of our commitments and actions both globally and within each country where we work. Our gender strategy describes these commitments and lays out specific actions to fulfill them.