Open Class “Sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care among young people, people living with HIV, and sex workers in Thailand” | 15/05/2025 | 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (GMT+1) | Building 2, Room 1.12, University of Minho – Gualtar Campus

On Thursday, May 15, 2025, the open class “Sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care among young people, people living with HIV, and sex workers in Thailand” will take place, with guest speaker Kangwan Fongkaew (Burapha University, Thailand). The session will be moderated by Ana Maria Brandão (CICS.NOVA.UMinho and ICS-UMinho).

📅 Thursday, May 15, 2025
🕗 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM (PT)
📍 University of Minho – Gualtar Campus | Building 2, Room 1.12

This session will explore issues related to sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention and care among young people, people living with HIV, and sex workers in Thailand. It will present examples of social phenomena and research studies conducted in the country. In terms of the past, it will reflect on the first wave of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the stigma affecting vulnerable groups. In the present, recent policies and developments in the field of sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention will be discussed. Finally, the class will address prospects for future public policies and initiatives in this area.

Open to all interested participants, this initiative is part of the Master’s Degree in Sociology at the Department of Sociology of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, in partnership with the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences – University of Minho branch.

📧 More information: cics@ics.uminho.pt

Kangwan Fongkaew is a Lecturer at the Department of Communication Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Burapha University (Thailand), with a PhD in Social Sciences from Chiang Mai University (2015). Fongkaew research primarily focuses on HIV prevention among sexual and gender minorities in Thailand, particularly young gay men and transgender women. He co-authored studies addressing barriers to HIV testing, PrEP engagement, the impact of stigma on health outcomes in these communities and contributing to discussions on LGBTIQ+ representation in Thai media. In addition to his academic work, Fongkaew is actively involved in advocating for LGBTIQ+ rights and inclusion in Asia.

Ana Maria Brandão completed the PhD in Sociology in 2008 by the University of Minho, the MA in Human Resources Policies and Management in 1997 by the ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and the BA in Sociology in 1991 by the University of Porto. She is a Researcher in the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA.UMinho) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology of the University of Minho. She was Deputy Director of the Department of Sociology of the University of Minho. She is the Editor of Configurações: Revista de Ciências Sociais and Director of the MA in Sociology of Gender and Sexuality in the University of Minho.

This initiative is funded by Project UID 04647 – CICS.NOVA – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences.

By admin in Events on 07/05/2025