By Guest|2021-12-23T17:01:04+11:0018 December 2020|Categories: Blog+, Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout, Women's Health|Tags: #192 – March 2019, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma, women living with HIV|
I am Angel and I am from the southern part of Africa. I am 39 years old and this is my story.
By PLNSW|2021-12-23T15:52:18+11:0015 December 2018|Categories: Blog+, Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout, Treatments|Tags: #191 – December 2018, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma, Matthew Hall, mid to late 90s|
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.
By PLNSW|2022-07-15T15:54:37+10:0015 December 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Blog+, Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout|Tags: #191 – December 2018, Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma|
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.
By PLNSW|2021-12-23T15:48:00+11:0015 December 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Blog+, Health, Mental Health, Talkabout|Tags: #191 – December 2018, Grim Reaper, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma, internalised stigma|
I was diagnosed with HIV during the broadcasting of the hysterical Grim Reaper campaign in 1987, at eighteen years old.
By PLNSW|2022-04-12T12:06:32+10:0025 October 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Blog+, Health, Mental Health|Tags: Community Reports, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma|
This report highlights and confirms that HIV stigma and discrimination is a daily reality for people living with HIV.
By Zainab|2021-12-23T14:21:16+11:0015 December 2017|Categories: Blog+, Health, Mental Health, Opinion, Talkabout|Tags: #189 – December 2017, Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, HIV discrimination, HIV stigma|
After experiencing the worst HIV discrimination in a healthcare setting, Zainab decided she’d rather die.
By HALC|2021-10-01T18:13:40+10:0015 August 2016|Categories: Advocacy, Blog+, Employment and Vocational Support, Health, Opinion, Talkabout|Tags: #186 – August 2016, HALC, HIV discrimination, workplace discrimination|
Brett rang the HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) to see if there was any way he could make his boss pay him on time.
By PLNSW|2022-07-15T17:00:24+10:002 April 2015|Tags: HIV discrimination, HIV stigma|
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 [...]