Author: Jael Namiganda

By Jael Namiganda When Ramzay, a transgender woman and sex worker who prefers to be identified by only one name for fear of persecution, felt a bruise on her private parts, she rushed to the nearest health center for treatment. Seeking an ointment cream, she faced a humiliating encounter with the doctor who loudly questioned her sexuality, assuming the ointment was for gay people. “I felt embarrassed and stigmatized by the rudeness of the doctor and her coworkers,” Ramzay recalled, noting this was a negative attitude she had repeatedly encountered in public hospitals while seeking health services, including HIV prevention.…