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James May thinks that finding intimacy is one of the biggest challenges for people living with HIV.

While it can be tough for anyone to form a lasting connection, having HIV can make it even tougher. HIV can undermine your self esteem and your sexuality. And while things may be looking up these days, it is still really hard to disclose your status. read more »

‘WRAPPED OR RAW’ looks at choices made by pos guys about using condoms in pos-pos sex and offers information and options to minimise risk (like STIs[Sexually Transmissible (or Transmitted) Infection] Infections spread by the transfer of organisms from person to person during sexual contact. Also called venereal disease (VD) (an older public health term) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). – sexually transmissible infections) and have great sex.

For further information, visit http://www.wrappedorraw.org.au/. watch video »

People living with HIV who seek treatment for an agerelated illness, which is not related to their HIV, can sometimes feel short changed because their sexuality and positive status may become a priority in some health care settings. read more »

It has become a favourite on online dating sites as the ‘polite’ way to ask about HIV status. Just for the record, it is not polite. It is both stigmatising and discriminatory.

Twenty five years on, do we still suffer stigma and discrimination? David Menadue finds that, in some areas particularly, we still do. read more »

The Seroconversion Study collects both quantitative and qualitative data from mainly homosexual men who have recently been diagnosed with HIV. Men are referred to the online questionaire through clinics and HIV organisations providing services to men who are newly diagnosed. Men completing the online questionaire volunteer for the more extended depth interview. read more »

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks. read more »

Although you are not obliged to tell anyone your status, the law may require you to tell people under certain circumstances. read more »

You do not need to rush out and tell people you are positive. Sometimes it might be helpful to take some time to adjust to the news yourself before you decide to tell your friends or family. read more »

If you are in a relationship with someone who is HIV negative (known as a serodiscordant relationship), or if you have multiple casual partners whose HIV status you may or may not know, you may want to tell him or her. read more »

Professor Pietro Vernazza, President of the Swiss Federal Commission on AIDS wasinvited by ASHMAustralasian Society for HIV Medicine. The peak Australasian organisation representing the medical and health sector in HIV/AIDS and related areas. to Australia to debate the statement as part of a panel. read more »