Lee, Barry M WAsiaPacificQueer Network2011-10-202011-10-202005Lee, B M W (2005, July)."Together we teach them safe sex" HIV education program for men who have sex with men (MSM). Paper presented at Sexualities, Genders and Rights in Asia: 1st International Conference of Asian Queer Studies. Bangkok, Thailand: AsiaPacifiQueer Network, Mahidol University; Australian National Universityhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/8690Gay men were the first to be blamed for AIDS. The first reported case, of what later came to be known as AIDS, was identified in 1981 in the USA among gay men. The disease was quickly termed as the “gay plague” by the media, with massive blame unjustifiably heaped on to gay men. The linking of gay men to AIDS led to the development of a homophobia among the general public and an AIDS phobia within the gay community. This initial strong stigmatisation and discrimination against gay men and / or MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) has been enduring. Based upon my experience of directing educational programs for MSM in Hong Kong, I now share with you an alternative approach to safe sex prevention intervention.AsiaPacifiQueer Network, Australian National University7 pagesapplication/pdfen-AUAuthor/s retain copyrightGay rights -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay culture -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay culture -- Asia -- Social conditions -- Congresses.Gay community -- Asia -- Congresses.Gay community.Gay culture.Gay rights.Asia.