Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive
After the United States cut foreign aid, over 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs. In Nepal, about 100 LGBTQ+ aid workers, including transgender HIV outreach worker Rubi Lama, turned to sex work to survive. Health experts fear the cuts, which also eliminated access to HIV prevention medica
Nepal · 2026-07-31 · ap.org
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