Former HIV outreach worker Rubi Lama lost her job after U.S. aid cuts shut down Nepal programs; Now, the transgender activist and others once helping sex workers have turned to sex work themselves to survive

After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs.

HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) — For years, aid workers in central Nepal visited the shadowy spot alongside a darkened highway where transgender sex workers gather each night, offering them…