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Fairfield House moves from palliative to outpatient

WEB“The health of people living with HIV will be severely compromised because this vital service provides care and treatment to people with complex AIDS-defining …

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World first chest binding study highlights medical risks …

WEBFebruary 7, 2017. A recently released report on the benefits and risks of chest binding has revealed that many trans men and non-binary people have experienced at least one …

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Vietnam Says Being Gay Is ‘Not A Disease’, Outlaws …

WEBVietnam’s Health Ministry said being gay or trans is not a “disease” and urged medical practitioners to stop discriminating against LGBTQI people in health care …

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Suicide And Self-Harm: A Personal Reflection

WEBThe report noted that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTQI) young people between the ages of 16 and 27 are five times more likely to attempt suicide …

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The importance of ending harmful surgeries on intersex …

WEBA critical human rights issue currently facing intersex children in Australia is the involuntary or coerced sterilisation of their bodies to erase their intersex traits. …

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NHS Pauses New Prescriptions Of Puberty Blockers

WEBEngland’s health care system, the National Health Service, has announced that it was putting on hold new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young trans and …

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Sydney Hospital CEO Reveals He Felt ‘Uncomfortable’ As …

WEBSchembri was speaking at the launch of the LGBTQI Health Strategy at Kinghorn Cancer Centre at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Earlier this year …

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New ACON Campaign Focuses On PrEP For Mandarin …

WEBA new video campaign in Mandarin from ACON hopes to reach out to raise awareness about HIV prevention drug PrEP among Mandarin-speaking Asian gay and bisexual men …

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Why Truvada is not on PBS and why you shouldn’t worry

WEBTruvada is a brand name for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination of emtricitabine/tenofovir which has proven to be up to 99 percent effective in reducing …

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Australia's LGBT Community Can No Longer Be Left …

WEBAustralia is set to elect a new government in May 2022. The country’s peak national LGBTQI health organisation, LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA), has called upon …

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“We didn’t know what was coming”: AIDS in Australia

WEBOn the evening of December 1, 1988, the first ever World AIDS Day, hundreds of people packed into the Martin Place amphitheatre in Sydney for a rally to honour the hundreds …

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Federal Budget Fails LGBT Communities, Again

WEBThe 2022-2023 Federal Budget fails to adequately address the health priorities of the LGBTQI community.

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Greg Gould Releases Powerful Music Video For His New Single …

WEBSinger-songwriter and former Australia’s Got Talent runner-up Greg Gould has released the latest music video for his new single, Just a Man. Hot on the heels of …

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Contact Tracing During COVID-19

WEBWith a virus like HIV, where sex is the primary mode of transmission, contact tracers focus on sexual partners. However with coronavirus, this process becomes …

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Cumberland Hospital Facing Criminal Charges After The Deaths Of …

WEBDouglas Magaletti. July 20, 2023. Image: GPMS Mental Health Services Unit. Source: Parramatta Council Heritage Centre, Alison Lykissas, August 2015. Cumberland …

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Australian Artist Who Created Lesbian Flag Facing Homelessness

WEBAustralian artist Emily Gwen, who created the widely used lesbian flag, is facing homelessness. Gwen launched a crowdfunding campaign to help them secure …

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Dame Edna Creator Barry Humphries Dead At 89

WEBLegendary Australian comedian, Barry Humphries has died at the age of 89. Famous for his iconic characters such as Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, …

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World AIDS Day 2023: We Must Keep Up The Momentum To End …

WEBToday (1 December) is World AIDS Day, a time to remember and honour those we have lost to HIV/AIDS as well as the many people who loved and cared for them, and to show …

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