title: HIV/AIDS and sexual minorities in Mexico: a globalized struggle for the protection of human rights.
abstract: The fight against HIV/AIDS is an example of a global struggle for the promotion of sexual health and the protection of human rights for all, including sexual minorities. It represents a challenge for the understanding of its impact on political, social, and economic processes. My central goal in this piece is twofold. First, I underline the importance of a political and human rights perspective to the analysis of the global response to the pandemic, and I introduce the concept of policy networks for a better understanding of these dynamics. Second, I argue that, in the case of Mexico, the constitution of HIV/AIDS policy networks, which incorporate civil society and state actors, such as sexual minority activists and public officials, and their actions—both domestic and international—have resulted in a more inclusive HIV/AIDS policy-making process. However, serious human rights violations of HIV/AIDS patients and sexual minorities still remain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D006678:HIV; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006806:Human Rights / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D045809:Human Rights Abuses / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D038622:Internationality / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D054525:Minority Health / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history; D058873:Pandemics / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology