HIV discrimination

18 December 2020

I experienced HIV stigma in hospital

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I am Angel and I am from the southern part of Africa. I am 39 years old and this is my story.

15 December 2018

Breaking down stigma one barrier at a time

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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.

15 December 2018

HIV Stigma, the Social Disease Pandemic

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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.

15 December 2018

Flashback to a time of stigma and fear

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I was diagnosed with HIV during the broadcasting of the hysterical Grim Reaper campaign in 1987, at eighteen years old.

15 December 2017

Never again, I’d rather die

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After experiencing the worst HIV discrimination in a healthcare setting, Zainab decided she’d rather die.

15 August 2016

Indirect Discrimination while HIV Positive

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Brett rang the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) to see if there was any way he could make his boss pay him on time.

2 April 2015

HIV Stigma & Discrimination

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HIV stigma and discrimination directed towards people living with HIV affects us in a number of different ways. Some people living with HIV are shunned by family, peers and the wider community, while others [...]

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