Indirect Discrimination while HIV Positive
Brett rang the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) to see if there was any way he could make his boss pay him on time.
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August 2016
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August 2016
Oh, you don’t need that
“Oh, you don’t need that.” This was the reply from my family GP when I asked for a HIV test for the first time. He was our family doctor.
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August 2016
Heading back to work?
I was battling the black dog of depression and anxiety and trying to make sense of my diagnosis.
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August 2016
Choices and changes
My testing experience was not planned nor was my result expected. In 1988 I was unwell for a long period of time, I lost about three stone in weight, had night sweats and cold fevers.
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August 2016
Testing positive
It was a bit of a surprise when she leaned across the table, held my hand and said “I’m sorry to tell you that you’ve tested HIV positive.”
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May 2016
Reactions to working in the HIV sector
Reactions I get when I mention to someone that I work in the HIV sector.
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March 2016
Finding the confidence to get back out there
Once you become poz, then what? Do you stop having sex, be unhappy, overthink, not go out, feel fearful and anxious?
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March 2016
A few things that keep me going
Like many people living with HIV, I work full-time. I worked before my diagnosis and I’ve continued to work since my diagnosis.
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March 2016
The unlikely advocate
Sydney in the 70s was a cool place to explore your sexuality.
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March 2016
Muslim and living with HIV
I was thirty two and a mother when I was told I was HIV positive at the refugee detention centre.
