On Being Trans and Poz
For several years I have been giving talks on living with HIV and being Transgender as an out Positive Life NSW Positive Speaker to schools, health professionals and business organisations. [...]
Breaking down stigma one barrier at a time
Matthew Hall was diagnosed with HIV as a 23-year-old in 1995. Given effective antiretroviral treatment was yet to become available, HIV was considered a death sentence at this time. Devasted [...]
HIV Stigma, the Social Disease Pandemic
Treating someone differently based on their race, culture, language, ethnicity or national origin is never okay, yet is a daily reality for many of us living with HIV in Australia. [...]
Flashback to a time of stigma and fear
I was diagnosed with HIV during the broadcasting of the hysterical Grim Reaper campaign in 1987, at eighteen years old. My family based in southern NSW had no idea of [...]