Women and HIV
I am acutely aware that the lived experience of women living with HIV today is still mired in ignorance and invisibility.
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December 2020
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December 2020
Women and HIV Disclosure
Women living with HIV are not seen as a priority group for contracting HIV, so we are not routinely tested and don’t receive targeted education for women.
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December 2020
Loneliness, isolation and the power of connection
While those of us living with HIV have an increasing life expectancy, many of us are facing a greater loneliness.
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November 2020
Virus to virus
I was 15 in 1982, when Gay Related Immune Deficiency (GRID) was coined to name a mystery illness...
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September 2020
Travelling to and settling in Australia
Travelling to and settling in Australia – when HIV is along for the ride.
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June 2020
My Health Record and people living with HIV
Anyone who receives Medicare in Australia or has an individual healthcare identifier (IHI) has a My Health Record (MHR) account.
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March 2020
Finally, it’s happened to me
I have finally marched in the Sydney Mardi Gras Parade! I always thought I would someday - and now I have.
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February 2020
Communities make the difference to me
I have been living with HIV for over 22 years, five of which I was unaware I was positive.
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July 2019
What makes consent, consent?
What does consent mean? Is consent always an enthusiastic ‘yes’, or is it sometimes the absence of a ‘no’?
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May 2019
HIV Inside Out
I sero-converted back in 2003 and was very clear in my own mind, I didn’t want to be defined by HIV.
