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Living with HIV

Living well with HIV means more than taking care of your health. Managing relationships, preventing transmission of HIV to others, childbirth and pregnancy, and travelling with HIV are just some areas where being HIV positive presents special challenges.

HIV Living deals with the lived experience of the diversity of positive people to inform stakeholders and policymakers - ensuring that responses are effective, equitable and appropriate.

In this area of our web site you'll find articles and resources focusing on living well with HIV, and telling the real personal stories of people with HIV.

Key resources

Ahead of Time: A practical guide to growing older with HIV
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The impact of HIV on our bodies and on the immune system as we get older is greatly affected by ageing.HIV affects each of us differently. Some people progress to symptoms very quickly, while others live for 20-plus years without any signs of immune suppression or symptoms.

HIV Positive Gay Sex
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This booklet is about being gay, having HIV and sex. It has been written from a positive man's perspective.

Not the Sex Police!

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 1 April 2003

They’ve been called ‘the sex police’ but meeting these three compassionate and understanding nurses, it’s hard to understand why. read more »

Positive women, healthy choices

Positive Living article • Sera Pinwill • 1 April 2003

ACON has recently launched a campaign to affirm positive women’s sexuality and help them make healthy sexual choices. SERA PINWILL explains the background to the project. read more »

Chatrooms and backrooms

Positive Living article • Geoff Honnor • 1 April 2003

The Internet is the new frontier of HIV transmission, according to some researchers. Sure, computers can be infected with computer virusesA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell., but how do you get HIV over the ’net? Opinion piece by GEOFF HONNOR. read more »

HIV/AIDS and Us Mob

Positive Living article • Michael Costello • 1 April 2003

HIV/AIDS and Us Mob, a new information resource for indigenous people, was launched late last month in Alice Springs by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAOAustralian Federation of AIDS Organisations. AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. AFAO's work includes education, policy, advocacy and international projects. ), reports MICHAEL COSTELLO. read more »

Positive Aspirations: HIV, representation and stigma

Positive Living article • Sean Slavin • 1 February 2003

Representations of positive people in the media. By Sean Slavin. read more »

Police seek HIV+ man's records

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 1 February 2003
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Police in Victoria have sought a court order to access the confidential health records of an HIV-positive man who is under investigation for having unprotected sex with two women. read more »

The (spin) doctor is in

Positive Living article • Geoff Honnor • 1 February 2003

News reports in December announcing the death of gay celebrity photographer Herb Ritts from ‘pneumonia’ had eyebrows arched and tongues wagging. Even in these enlightened times, GEOFF HONNOR discovers, the spin doctor is in. read more »

Immigration forum in Sydney

Positive Living article • Chris Ward • 1 February 2003

MPs, migration lawyers, immigration officials and HIV community representatives came together at an ACON-hosted forum in Sydney in November to discuss travel and migration for people living with HIV/AIDS. read more »

A fortune in my eyes

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 1 February 2003

My trip to Europe will be first class, with several weeks at the Ritz in Paris. I’ll then bolt down to the Greek islands and hire a boat manned by beautiful Greek boys for as long as I please. Of course there’ll be a big spend-up at the Fifth Avenue shops in New York. read more »

News and treatments briefs

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 1 February 2003
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Selected brief news items from the pages of Positive Living. read more »

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