Grindr conversations used for campaign to highlight HIV stigma
The Real Conversations of Grindr campaign seeks to convey that substantial HIV-related stigma actually comes from within the LGBTI community.
Posts tagged HIV Foundation Queensland
Brisbane Queer Film Festival announces sexy, diverse program
Brisbane Queer Film Festival kicks off this next week, promising a sizzling selection of the best and most diverse queer cinema from Australia and around …
Queensland PrEP trial to expand following landmark collaboration
BREAKING: The Queensland government will expand the size of its PrEP trial following the establishment of a working group.
Qld Health Minister won’t rule out PrEP trial expansion following a call to action
Following Victoria and NSW’s recent PrEP trial expansions, Queensland’s Health Minister is not ruling out a similar increase but is facing a call to act soon by the state’s AIDS council.
The quest to topple HIV stigma
Discrimination against people living with HIV is a crime by government law, yet 81 per cent of Australians think they are still treated as outcasts. How will the discrimination be tackled now that HIV notifications are increasing? Nina Bjordal reports.
We must maintain discussion around HIV prevention and PrEP: Federal Shadow Health Minister
IT’S now been 30 years since panic about AIDS culminated in a three-year-old girl with HIV being driven from her NSW Central Coast pre-school. Most Australians …
Queensland budget sees Biala re-funded and state-first ‘sexual health strategy’
IN its first budget since winning office six months ago the Queensland Labor government has announced a restoration of services to the Biala Sexual Health Clinic …
Queensland PrEP trial to triple in size
QUEENSLAND’S first trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) that started earlier this year will soon undergo a three-fold expansion thanks to extra funding provided by HIV Foundation …
Significant uptake of rapid testing in Queensland sees expansion of services to the Gold Coast
THE increasing success of rapid HIV testing across Queensland will see an expansion of services to the Gold Coast as HIV Foundation Queensland (HIVFQ) records a …
Gay Periodic Survey offers mixed results for Queensland
Stable HIV testing and increased condomless casual sex rates have raised a few concerns for experts, but continued high rates of testing along with reports of very high undetectable viral loads have offered some good news for the state.