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Parkhill new ACON CEO
Nicolas Parkhill will take up the position of ACON CEO following the resignation of Stevie Clayton. Australia’s largest community-based gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) health and HIV/AIDS organisation selected ... Read more
Fri September 25th, 2009 - 6 Comments
Your help needed for education campaign
The LGBT National Health Alliance is seeking community input for its same-sex law reform education campaign. The Alliance has launched an online survey to receive community input to ensure their $350,000 ... Read more
Tue September 8th, 2009 - No Comments
Chlamydia and syphilis on the rise
The number of people under 25 years of age with Chlamydia is growing so fast it has prompted a new sexually transmitted infection (STI) campaign. NSW Health launched this week a ... Read more
Tue September 1st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Marriage showdown in 2012
The Labor Party's loose collective of GLBTI members is confident same-sex couples will earn greater relationship recognition at the party's next conference. While Rainbow Labor failed to get everything it wanted ... Read more
Tue August 4th, 2009 - 37 Comments
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Clayton makes an emotional farewell
ACON CEO Stevie Clayton has resigned after 12 years with the organisation. After nine years at the head of ACON, a teary Clayton announced her resignation to an assembly of staff ... Read more
Tue July 21st, 2009 - 8 Comments
Clayton resigns
ACON CEO Stevie Clayton has resigned. Clayton has lead Australia's largest community-based GLBT health and HIV organisation for about a decade. ACON president Mark Orr paid tribute to Clayton for her significant ... Read more
Thu July 16th, 2009 - 5 Comments
ACON’s three-year vision
ACON CEO Stevie Clayton has declared a drop in HIV rates as a key goal for their new three-year strategic plan. The Strategic Plan 2009-12 will see ACON extend its role ... Read more
Tue June 30th, 2009 - No Comments
Fatty strikes a pose against homophobia
ACON have welcomed Paul -˜Fatty' Vautin's offer to appear in their online anti-homophobia campaign This Is Oz. Vautin, host of Channel Nine's The Footy Show, agreed to appear on the site ... Read more
Tue June 23rd, 2009 - 7 Comments
IDAHO growing fast in Sydney
Anti-homophobia events in Martin Place, Chippendale and Newtown marked an increase in local support for International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) this year. IDAHO is the newest global human rights anniversary, marking ... Read more
Tue May 19th, 2009 - No Comments
Golden queens wait for balls to drop
Bingo is never going to be the same again for hundreds of gay and lesbian senior citizens when Sydney's leading drag queen lets her balls drop at a truly fabulous ... Read more
Tue March 17th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Migrant women in ACON’s sights
Grappling with how to reach HIV positive people who don't read the gay press or live in the gay ghettos, ACON is looking at setting up a women's outreach program ... Read more
Wed March 11th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Making sense of the GLBTQI alphabet soup
Parties and parades aside, Mardi Gras season is also a time for self-reflection. In that spirit, the Gender Centre will host a light-hearted debate to examine how relevant the grouping ... Read more
Wed February 11th, 2009 - No Comments
Christmas picnic for community elders
For the first time, ACON will host a Christmas picnic for older members of the community in a move welcomed by Mature Age Gays founder Steve Ostrow. The free picnic will ... Read more
Wed December 17th, 2008 - No Comments
Orr re-elected
The community's most prominent health organisation stayed the course during its annual general meeting last week, re-electing Mark Orr as president. Orr, who took Adrian Lovney earlier this year, said he ... Read more
Wed November 19th, 2008 - No Comments
Shigella outbreak hits Sydney
An outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant gut infection has hit Sydney's gay men in the last month. NSW Health has identified the outbreak of shigella in health clinics around Darlinghurst with high ... Read more
Wed October 22nd, 2008 - No Comments
Govt funds Mardi Gras
The NSW Government will help fund the annual Mardi Gras festival. After years of trying, New Mardi Gras signed a funding deal with Events NSW securing funding for next year's parade ... Read more
Wed October 1st, 2008 - 19 Comments
Glam Reaper returns
ACON launched the second wave of its Glam Reaper campaign this week, just in time for Sleaze Ball. ACON CEO Stevie Clayton said while the original campaign had a profound impact ... Read more
Thu September 25th, 2008 - 15 Comments
Lesbians getting man action
Lesbians and gay men aren't quite the sexual strangers many had assumed. More than a quarter of queer women recruited at GLBT events such as Fair Day reported having had sex ... Read more
Wed September 24th, 2008 - No Comments
AIDS sector slams drop in funding
The government must provide a stronger commitment to the national HIV response if we are to stop the ongoing rise in new infections, Australia's peak HIV organisations have said. AFAO and ... Read more
Wed September 17th, 2008 - 1 Comment
Zoning signs to curb the violence
Oxford St will be declared a no homophobia zone by the City of Sydney Council. The motion, which was won by a close vote, has some concerned that any finances spent ... Read more
Wed August 13th, 2008 - 4 Comments
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