Finding the confidence to get back out there
Once you become poz, then what? Do you stop having sex, have judgmental thoughts, be unhappy, overthink, not go out, feel rejected, fearful and anxious? All you wanted to do [...]
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, and nothing much has changed. I have had [...]
The unlikely advocate
I wasn’t very interested in politics or activism when I was a young man in the 1970s. I was too busy having lots of sex with lots of men. It [...]
Muslim and living with HIV
About twenty years ago, I never would have thought I’d be alive today. I was thirty two and a mother when I was told I was HIV positive at the [...]
Women and PrEP – some differences
A number of major international studies show the use of Truvada as an oral PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) can help prevent the transmission of HIV. These findings have been hailed as [...]
Being my own detective (with side effects)
In 1995, at the age of 37 I became HIV+. At the time I felt my whole life was falling apart. The support I got from my GPs and my [...]
Returning to work and dealing effectively with Centrelink
I have HIV and a number of other chronic health conditions including living with a mental health diagnosis. Despite taking medications, these conditions still cause a negative impact on my [...]
How gender impacts the lives of women living with HIV
As a heterosexual woman living with HIV for the past 21 years, I am acutely aware that the lived experience of women with HIV today is still mired in ignorance [...]
