“We didn’t know what was coming”: AIDS in Australia
On the evening of December 1, 1988, the first ever World AIDS Day, hundreds of people packed into the Martin Place amphitheatre in Sydney for …
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The Gloves Are Off: Maggie Kirkpatrick tells all
At 78 years of age, the irrepressible MAGGIE KIRKPATRICK is telling her life story. The actress spoke candidly with the Star Observer‘s arts and entertainment editor …
The Sunshine State’s darkest chapter
While the rest of Australia excelled during the early response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, one state government dragged its LGBTI citizens down during their greatest hour of need. David Alexander speaks to three key figures involved in the fight against homophobia and discrimination during the time of the Joh Bjelke-Petersen government.
Released cabinet documents of former Bjelke-Petersen government reveal Qld AIDS response “bastardry”
The release of 1985 cabinet documents from the former Joh Bjelke-Petersen government has provided an insight into its inaction and discrimination when the AIDS epidemic reached Queensland.
Community Hero: Yvonne Gardner
Our new monthly feature Community Hero shines a light on people who are working to make LGBTI people’s lives better, and Yvonne Gardner has been supporting people living with HIV since the epidemic began.
AIDS drama The Normal Heart attracts 1.4m HBO viewers
The premiere of The Normal Heart on HBO channel in the US was watched by 1.4 million viewers earlier this week.
Barbra Streisand refutes alleged homophobic comments on new HBO movie
Barbra Streisand has refuted reports of her allegedly making homophobic comments about scenes in HBO’s upcoming gay-themed movie The Normal Heart, which is set around the AIDS epidemic of the US in the 1980s.