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Lili Elbe was the first recorded trans woman in modern history. Undaunted by stigma and the risks of the operation during her time, her desire to achieve complete sex reassignment ended tragically as she succumbed to infection.  Nevertheless, her pioneering spirit and tremendous courage and love for life is a testament to the indefatigable spirit of transgender people. It is in appreciation of this strength of character that LoveYourself embarks on yet another undertaking with the launch of the Victoria Health and Wellness Center in Malate, the Philippines' first HIV testing and health clinic geared towards transgender people. Who are the Transgender People? Transgenders are people who have a gender identity or expression different from their assigned sex. Transgenders are one of the groups most affected by the HIV epidemic, with worldwide HIV prevalence ranging from 8% up to as high as 68%. [ 1 ] Transgender people worldwide suffer from high levels of stigma, discrimination, and ...

Client confidentiality remains at the forefront of the architectural design for the soon-to-rise  LoveYourself Anglo on Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong. Renowned architect Dan Lichauco , together with his team at the Archion Achitects , has ensured that those who will undergo HIV screening at the new center will be accorded the privacy due them. As Lichauco puts it, paramount to the clients’ need for counseling and testing is the guarantee that the procedure shall remain confidential. Along with this, he also puts forth that LoveYourself Anglo will stay true in fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone who ventures into its confines. Those requisites for spatial design may be more challenging than usual but not for Lichauco, whose architectural works include major hospital projects like The Medical City , The Asian Hospital and Medical Center , and Ospital ng Makati . “Since we do a lot of healthcare projects, we felt that we could share our learning and experie...

One out of seven countries in the world with a rising number of new HIV infections, the Philippines is in dire need of help. We in Love Yourself, a community-driven group, are determined to address this concern head-on. Everyone in Love Yourself is a volunteer. We do this because we care.  Share and help us make a difference in the lives of thousands of people through your donations!   A COMMUNITY IN NEED. This chart shows the monthly increase of clients at the LoveYourself Hub since the start of 2012. In partnership with RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine), LoveYourself has been able to reach thousands of MSMs (men who have sex with men) via the  LoveYourself Hub . Located in Malate Manila, one of the favorite hangouts of MSMs in the metro, the LoveYourself Hub is an RITM satellite clinic and a LoveYourself community center. R iding off this successful partnership, LoveYourself hopes to ramp up its efforts and position itself to better handle the exponential...