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You never know your luck

Graham Stocks — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:49:10 -0700

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.

Wrapped or Raw - Positive Life NSW

Paul Kidd — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:23:37 -0800

‘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/.

Disclosure

Graham Stocks — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:56:31 -0700

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.

Are you clean?

Graham Stocks — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:11:08 -0800

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.

HIV Seroconversion Study 2007 - 9

Scott Lockhart — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:54:55 -0700

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.

Real time: a resource for gay and bisexual men

Graham Stocks — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:07:00 -0700

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

Your rights

Paul Kidd — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0800

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

Who should I tell?

Paul Kidd — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0800

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.

Telling your partner

Paul Kidd — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0800

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.

ASHM 2008: The Swiss Statement

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:41:42 -0800

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.