Identically, as HIV continues to be a critical issue and a major public health pandemic in the United States and around the globe. However, the GLBT community has been so much hit by this pandemic despite its small population. Although HIV generality among the GLBT community is relatively low, some data shows that the community is at high risk of Acquiring HIV. In most states it is legal to legal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation whenever you are employing, giving houses as well as in public facilities. Fundamentally, the anti GLBT enables the spread of HIV when they discourage the community from getting tested for and being treated it because they fear of being harassed. A survey contacted in 2014, indicated that, 15% of the GLBT community like the gays and bisexual men in the United States had received poor treatment from a medical professional. Notably it was because of sexual orientation whereby almost 30% of the community where no comfortable while discussing their heavy petting with a health professional. For the youth of this community, who are beginning to face the challenges of sexuality and also homophobia and many others, the anti-GLBT bias is there to explain the reason why GLBT community young people in the community are aware of their HIV status.
A research was conducted in 2011 whereby only 30% of GLBT community, had consistently taken their medication and who lowered the amount of HIV in their bodies to a level whereby they cannot be detected. Initially, an undetectable person is usually in good health but still lives with HIV in his body whereby it is not possible to transmit the virus to a partner. Therefore the undetectable ones are advised to use protective options use of like condoms because they are can transmit the virus to their partners (Wilson, 2016). However, in the past years, there has been inadequate funding whereby there is a need for many nations in this world to build public health infrastructure and have many resources that are needed to respond to HIV and AIDS pandemic. There have been some arrangements that are somehow catastrophic for the members of the GLBT community since there have been very little funds that are given for the prevention and treatment of HIV. Nevertheless the care for the community against HIV has not been well focused and again the community affected has been flat-funded. Mainly the global HIV epidemic has been associated with negative attitudes toward the LGBT community for example to the gays which are sometimes called MSM meaning the men who have sex with males. When the HIV pandemic started, in many states the GLBT community especially men who have sex with males were cast out because they were seen to be the ones transmitting HIV to the other people.
There are other sensational reports in the media for instance Gay plague which fuelled demoralization to the GLBT community. Nonetheless homophobia seems to be the major barrier to ending the AIDS pandemic. The provision of services to the GLBT community is so inadequate in many countries globally. The needs of people from this community are not given priority by the governments. The HIV data which is used to rate the GLBT people is also under-reported or not even reported completely. For example in Ukraine, some programs call for no discrimination to the people who live with HIV but stigmatization on the GLBT people living with HIV is not mentioned. Importantly, this is to means that, people from this community have no access to this kind of program compared to other people in the population like the sexual workers (Bymukama, 2018). Additionally, many programs are usually concerned with medical interventions rather than the issues of human rights. Similarly, by the year 2016, sexual acts were only illegal in 73 states in the world despite many countries repealing laws discriminating against the GLBT community. Additionally, this was a decrease in countries from 92 in the year 2006.
Another global study in 2013 argued that young men from GLBT who usually have sex with males’ experiences homophobia than older ones and also they experience greater hindrance when it comes to HIV services, employment as well as housing. Whenever these people face such hindrances, they change and put themselves to bad behaviors which put them at risk of conducting HIV like injecting themselves with drugs as well as doing sex for money. Yet a group from GLBT community which is known as the gays or men who have sex with males, to be sensitized about taking of preventive measures of being sensitized on HIV or even other STIs is very minimized. Many GLBT people usually experience discrimination and stigmatization in their daily issues and their social settings and this affects them mentally, affect their wellbeing and how they respond to resiliencies. Despite the evaluation of wellbeing of the GLBT people, in measuring how they have violated even their health, there are often risks of HIV on them because there are few looks on their mental wellbeing and also their overall health and above all their access to economic opportunities (Hussen, 2018). GLBT people have to gratify stigmatization and discrimination, they have also contented by limited access to health together with social care and again they are vulnerable to HIV infections. However the reason why they fear seeking professional health services is that they want to avoid the stigma and discrimination.
Conclusion
The United Nations Programs on HIV and AIDS and the GLBT community by the year 2019 had launched an online survey which the purpose was to promote happiness together with sex and also good life for the GLBT community. Notably this survey was a campaign for gaining more information and gain insight into the challenges experienced by these people. When they collect the data, they will be able to advocate for them, improve their living conditions as well as their treatment services. The programs will enlighten the community on how to fight for their rights to have a position in life like any other human being and especially to those living with HIV to get good services and to be aware that they should not be discriminated against. Programs should proceed with their survey on the GLBT community and help them to know that it is their right to be well and to be healthy. The program should help them to speak up with confidence, build their foundation, be powerful to stand firm to fight for their rights, and also raise public awareness of their objectives being the elimination of stigmatization and discrimination against GLBT people with HIV. The GLBT community especially those living with HIV should be ensured for their health, their privacy to be respected and be assured of their protection on the personal data which the survey has conducted. Importantly these measures will be helpful to the community and will help them also to have a voice in their society. When the programs create awareness to the public that discrimination and stigmatization against GLBT people with HIV have impacts, they society will understand the support of this meaningful change which will improve the lives of this community and give them a lot of hope and happiness.
Another survey which was contacted in 2011 showed that, only 30% of