The Middle Years
Part of the story of Talkabout and its contribution to people living with HIV in NSW.
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March 2018
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March 2018
It came out of nowhere
No one knew what it was, what caused it, or how to deal with it. The first recorded case of AIDS in Australia was in Sydney in October 1982.
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March 2018
1988 Revisited
September 1988. It was when AIDS notifications had risen to 1,000; when 500 people had died; when the stigma of infection had spread its poison wide.
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March 2018
People living with HIV were central
From 2000 to 2003 many positive people who had earlier retired were thinking about returning to work.
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March 2018
Immediate start to treatment
Survey which explored the community's attitudes and views to the recommendations of antiretroviral treatment at time of diagnosis.
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December 2017
Where to from here?
Some of the changes 'Gaz' decided on making after finding out he was living with HIV.
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November 2017
Is Anal Cancer on your radar?
Women living with HIV have about 15 times the risk of anal cancer compared with the general female population.
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October 2017
Culture, secrets and HIV
South American Joseph struggles with a HIV diagnosis along with the cultural expectations of his family.
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October 2017
Being Transgender and HIV Divergence
As a transgender HIV+ woman Sannyasi reflects on why transgender women are statistically over-represented in the HIV data.
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October 2017
Harm reduction and HIV
It’s not hard to take care of yourself when using drugs with sex and staying safe when injecting.
