Life is still a banquet!
Being a ‘good gay boy', I was tested every six months for HIV and STIs, which in retrospect seemed quite strange as I was almost your quintessential ’40-year-old virgin.’
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June 2017
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March 2017
Backpacking with HIV
One rainy evening, I sat in an a[TEST] clinic on Oxford Street in Sydney stunned and frozen from shock. It was not from the cold.
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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
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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April 2016
Still living with ignorance and invisibility
About 10 per cent of people living with HIV in Australia are women, yet we remain relatively invisible.
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October 2015
HIV – the Heterosexual Context
I know of more than one young heterosexual woman who on asking their GP for an HIV test was told “oh you don’t need that” or “why?”
