AAI Scorecard on LGBT Project Framework Report
18 May 2011
In 2010 AIDS Accountability initiated research to analyze the degree to which countries are fulfilling commitments to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the response to HIV and AIDS: the AIDS Accountability Scorecard on LGBT. This scorecard analysis follows on the AIDS Accountability Country Scorecard (2008) and the AIDS Accountability Women Scorecard (2009). The Scorecard on LGBT will be launched in a sequence of ten brief reports from April to November 2011, each covering a key element of the AIDS response. The Scorecard on LGBT Framework Paper is launched simultaneously with the first element to provide more information on methodological and analytical issues. A concluding synthesis report will be launched in December 2011.
The overall aim of the AIDS Accountability Scorecard on LGBT is to motivate greater emphasis in the AIDS response on the particular needs of all sexually diverse people. The full scorecard that will be available at the end of 2011 will highlight a lack of data from many countries and poor performance from some, but also point to strong performances and a progressive approach in others. The scorecard analysis is designed to provide an evidence-base for a constructive dialogue between government and stakeholders on the strengths and weaknesses in countries’ responses to AIDS. The scorecard is not intended as a final statement that apportions blame, but rather as a catalyst for an inclusive dialogue that will result in constructive change. It is our hope that the AIDS Accountability Scorecard on LGBT will empower stakeholders with new information and analysis that will increase the leverage of their advocacy for stronger responses to AIDS from their respective governments. Our research is intended to be a tool for activists, government officials, civil society including community based organizations, health care workers and many others who work in the HIV arena, to use to reduce the transmission of HIV.
The Framework Report covers such issues as:
LANGUAGE AND A GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- Women who have sex with women, bisexual and lesbian women
- Transgender men and women
- Men who have sex with men, bisexual men and gay men
- State-sponsored homophobia
ACCOUNTABILITY AND UNGASS REPORTING
- Accountability
- Accountability in UNGASS Declarations
- Country submission of data to UNAIDS
- Relevant indicators to LGBT Scorecard
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SCORECARD ON LGBT
- AAI’s overall goals
- AAI’s Scorecard on LGBT objectives
SCORECARD ON LGBT METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH LIMITATIONS
- The Scorecard on LGBT Elements
- AAI Scorecard Grades
- Data limitations
- Important methodological notes
- The AAI Collaborative Research Process