Is it acceptable to say that, in some situations, it is OK to look after your own interests when it comes to sex?

January and February this year were marked by a furore of sensationalist media about Hector Scott, a resident of the ACT who first appeared in the ACT Magistrates court charged with providing a commercial sexual service while knowing he was infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD), and failing to register as a sex worker.

The ACT government’s handling of a case involving an alleged HIV-positive sex worker has been clumsy, alarmist and has failed to follow basic public health guidelines, the National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) has said.

A policy paper outlining NAPWA's position on criminal prosecution for sexual transmission of HIV.

HIV infections are on the rise nationwide, and the government is planning an advertising blitz aimed at gay men. If HIV is making a comeback, should positive gay men care? And if we do care, what can we do?

HIV-related news in brief from the March 2007 edition of Positive Living.

In separate cases, two men – one each in NSW and Queensland – have received lengthy jail sentences after being found guilty of crimes related to transmission of HIV to their partners.

In a landmark decision, a New Zealand court has dismissed charges of criminal nuisance brought against a man who failed to disclose his HIV status. The accused, a 36-year-old HIV-positive man from Lower Hutt, successfully argued that by using a condom he had taken adequate precautions to protect his partner, and that he did not have to disclose his status.

If we take the time to understand how HIV is – and isn’t – transmitted, we are that much better armed to protect our partners. This issue's Backgrounder explains the ins and outs of HIV transmission.

p(standfirst). One of the first things positive people need to face after diagnosis is who to tell. Remember, it’s your decision who and when to tell. There is no hurry; take time to consider who needs to know and why, and disclose when you are ready.