Why Were Americans Funding Jobs for Transgender Workers in Nepal?
Why Were Americans Funding Jobs for Transgender Workers in Nepal? David Manney | 8:57 PM on July 23, 2026 AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Former HIV outreach worker and biological male Rubi Lama lost a job he'd held for nine years when U.S. funding vanished from a health program in Nepal. He tested people, counseled those at risk, and helped sex workers avoid infection.
- ▪Why Were Americans Funding Jobs for Transgender Workers in Nepal?
- ▪David Manney | 8:57 PM on July 23, 2026 AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Former HIV outreach worker and biological male Rubi Lama lost a job he'd held for nine years when U.S. funding vanished from a health program in Nepal.
- ▪He tested people, counseled those at risk, and helped sex workers avoid infection.
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Why Were Americans Funding Jobs for Transgender Workers in Nepal? David Manney | 8:57 PM on July 23, 2026 AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Former HIV outreach worker and biological male Rubi Lama lost a job he'd held for nine years when U.S. funding vanished from a health program in Nepal. He tested people, counseled those at risk, and helped sex workers avoid infection. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Months later, unable to find other work, he joined them along a highway outside Hetauda.Fox News:An Associated Press social media post about transgender aid workers in Nepal turning to sex work after losing their jobs due to U.S.
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