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Swastika

Nepal

Blog

Breaking Barriers: Inside Nepal’s First LGBTQIA+ Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic

“In my mind, I only ‘came out’ once – from my mother’s womb,” says Swastika, a transgender activist and clinic coordinator of Nepal’s first Hormonal and Laser Therapy Clinic for LGBTQIA+ people. The clinic was established in 2022 in collaboration with IPPF’s member association, the Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) and the Blue Diamond Society (BDS), Nepal’s pioneering LGBTQIA+ organization.   
Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are small growths or bumps that appear on or around the genital or anal area.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are small growths or bumps that appear on or around the genital or anal area.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

HIV is a virus that damages the body’s immune system so it cannot fight off infections.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

HIV is a virus that damages the body’s immune system so it cannot fight off infections.

Healthcare worker

18 January 2021

“People think many things of sex workers.

Healthcare worker

18 January 2021

“People think many things of sex workers.

masturbate-vagina

03 September 2020

Did your sex education include anything about masturbation? Ours neither! That’s why we’d love to talk to you about it – specifically, if you have a vagina.

masturbate-vagina

03 September 2020

Did your sex education include anything about masturbation? Ours neither! That’s why we’d love to talk to you about it – specifically, if you have a vagina.

masturbate-penis

03 September 2020

It has been proven that masturbation is good for your health. If you have a penis, we can help you learn how to do it!

masturbate-penis

03 September 2020

It has been proven that masturbation is good for your health. If you have a penis, we can help you learn how to do it!

Youth dancers in Jimma, Ethiopia

30 July 2020

In Ethiopia, getting young people’s attention about sexual and reproductive healthcare is no easy task. But at a youth centre in Jimma, groups of young people are getting vital messages about sexual health and contraception out to their peers through dance, song, and poetry.

Youth dancers in Jimma, Ethiopia

30 July 2020

In Ethiopia, getting young people’s attention about sexual and reproductive healthcare is no easy task. But at a youth centre in Jimma, groups of young people are getting vital messages about sexual health and contraception out to their peers through dance, song, and poetry.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are small growths or bumps that appear on or around the genital or anal area.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and are small growths or bumps that appear on or around the genital or anal area.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

HIV is a virus that damages the body’s immune system so it cannot fight off infections.

Illustration of STIs

02 September 2021

HIV is a virus that damages the body’s immune system so it cannot fight off infections.

Healthcare worker

18 January 2021

“People think many things of sex workers.

Healthcare worker

18 January 2021

“People think many things of sex workers.

masturbate-vagina

03 September 2020

Did your sex education include anything about masturbation? Ours neither! That’s why we’d love to talk to you about it – specifically, if you have a vagina.

masturbate-vagina

03 September 2020

Did your sex education include anything about masturbation? Ours neither! That’s why we’d love to talk to you about it – specifically, if you have a vagina.

masturbate-penis

03 September 2020

It has been proven that masturbation is good for your health. If you have a penis, we can help you learn how to do it!

masturbate-penis

03 September 2020

It has been proven that masturbation is good for your health. If you have a penis, we can help you learn how to do it!

Youth dancers in Jimma, Ethiopia

30 July 2020

In Ethiopia, getting young people’s attention about sexual and reproductive healthcare is no easy task. But at a youth centre in Jimma, groups of young people are getting vital messages about sexual health and contraception out to their peers through dance, song, and poetry.

Youth dancers in Jimma, Ethiopia

30 July 2020

In Ethiopia, getting young people’s attention about sexual and reproductive healthcare is no easy task. But at a youth centre in Jimma, groups of young people are getting vital messages about sexual health and contraception out to their peers through dance, song, and poetry.