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As someone who has experienced it, Mia Dawson thought she knew what HIV stigma was all about.

Before I sat down to write this, I was pretty sure I knew what he was going to talk about. I mean, most of us living with HIV have experienced stigma at some point? You know... the ‘us and them’ syndrome. read more »

The stigma of HIV is something we can live without. And with your help we can make a start.

We want to hear from all sorts of people about what it means to be positive. 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 »

State and federal governments should make a clear commitment to reforming laws that discriminate against HIV-positive people, state and national organisations representing people living with HIV have said. read more »

NAPWA’s Deputy Director, Dr John Rule, along with representatives from GBLTI organisations, attended a meeting with Mary Kostakidis and Father Frank Brennan of the National Human Rights Consultation Committee. read more »

The Rudd Government will encourage Australia’s Asia-Pacific neighbours to introduce laws that protect people with HIV and homosexually active men from discrimination. read more »

It’s time we looked at the language we use around HIV. Some of it has served its time, media stories are still sensationalised, and people with HIV are still stigmatised by terms such as 'AIDS carriers'. Sometimes writers are confused about correct terminology. In recognition of these problems, NAPWA has produced a guide for those of us writing about HIV in the Australian setting. read more »

Mostly established at a time when positive people faced isolation and stigma and urgently needed social support, the role of Positive Living is now being questioned. David Menadue investigates. read more »

Is being HIV-positive an innate part of our identities as positive people, or has the concept of “HIV identity” become less significant in the post-HAARTHighly Active AntiRetroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. Therapy ??? aggressive treatment of HIV infection using several different drugs together. era? DAVID MENADUE investigates. read more »

A report from the NAPWA Education Portfolio Convenor presented to the NAPWA Special General Meeting held on 29-30 April 2006. read more »