The analysis of "HIV testing on gay men" prevention policy in 2007

• Main Authors: Shun-yuan Fan, 范順淵
• Other Authors: Yi-chien Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85485361543502120077

碩士 === 世新大學 === 性別研究所 === 101 === With the “policy design for democracy” framework by Anne Larason Schneider and Helen Ingram(1997), this research study shows the developing contexts of HIV/AIDS in Taiwan since 2007, by reviewing the data and texts regarding HIV/AIDS prevention policies in Taiwan. With the practical experiences from workers of HIV/AIDS and LGBT non-government organizations and paramedics, the object of this research is to explore the gender discriminations and stigmas behind HIV/AIDS prevention policies in Taiwan. Research finding shows that gender mainstreaming in HIV/AIDS prevention policies focuses diverse experiences and perspectives in the social structure from the very beginning, turning to achieve the goals of gender equality by revising the policies. During the process of policy implementation, however, the term “gender” is viewed as men/women dicotomy. “Heterosexual pregnant women” are the targets of the prevention policies, such as “Pregnant women HIV testing program,” “HIV/AIDS fourth five-year program,” and “HIV/AIDS fifth five-year program.” With the discourses from medicine, public health and epidemiology, these policies construct women as “fertility tools” by taking advantages of systematic resources. Furthurmore, testing, statistics and moral appeals are used as tools for manipulating policies. Even though the social oppression, stigmas and discriminations against HIV/AIDS are emphasized by policy proposals and press releases, the ultimate goals are to control “diseases” through the perspectives from public health and epidemiology, not to “coexist with diseases.” The negative imaginations are still not deconstructed and then restructured. The more oppressions, stigma and discriminations are made, the more fear of diseases people have, if the categorization and policy tools are combined.