people were detained during the purge. (13) On May 23, 2017, two gay men were publicly caned in the Indonesian province of Aceh, while thousands of spectators snapped pictures outside a mosque as the brutal punishment was meted out. Several times in 2017, Indonesian police have arrested men at private parties, sometimes releasing their photographs to the news media, endangering their lives. (14) In September 2017, reports emerged from Azerbaijan that authorities had begun a crackdown on gay men and transgender women, arresting more than 60 and subjecting them to beatings, harassment, torture, and blackmail. (15) In September 2017, Egyptian authorities arrested seven people for the crime of raising a rainbow flag at a concert in Cairo in September 2017, leading to a wider crackdown on LGBTI Egyptians. (16) From September 2017 until the end of the year, over 70 LGBTI Egyptians were arrested, with dozens receiving prison sentences of up to 6 years. In late 2017, Egyptian authorities instructed local media to delete any positive references to LGBTI people, and lawmakers proposed a bill that would criminalize LGBTI people and their allies. (17) Anti-LGBTI laws not only endanger all LGBTI individuals, but also pose serious risks for those associated with or caring for LGBTI people. Studies have shown that when LGBTI people, especially LGBTI youth, face discrimination, they are less likely to seek HIV testing, prevention, and treatment services. (18) According to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project, which monitors homicides of transgender individuals, 2,343 transgender and gender-diverse people were murdered between 2008 and 2016, in 69 countries. Violence against transgender individuals is particularly alarming in Brazil, where 938 transgender individuals were murdered during this time span. (19) According to the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, as published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and according to the July 2017 report of the Independent Expert on protection