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Features, International

STI rates soar among gay Kenyans

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Pink Advocate Contributor

Some cities are seeing thousands of infections every month.

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Tagged Africa, health, healthcare, homophobia, Kenya, Nairobi, sexual healthLeave a comment
National, News

80% of women with HIV thought they were not at risk

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Jesse Jones

Women are being urged to test regularly for HIV.

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Tagged Dr Andrew Thompson, HIV, National Day of Women Living with HIV, sexual health, womenLeave a comment
National, News

Self-collect tests to make cervical screening easy and private

December 12, 2021December 12, 2021 Jesse Jones

“The tests are simple to do and are just as effective."

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Tagged Dr Kathleen McNamee, Family Planning Victoria, government, health, healthcare, HPV, human papillomavirus, sexual healthLeave a comment
National, News

People without Medicare receive funded access to HIV treatment

December 1, 2021December 1, 2021 Jesse Jones

New cases of HIV have plummeted in Australia.

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Tagged Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations, Darryl O’Donnell, government, Greg Hunt, health, healthcare, HIV, Medicare, migrants, NAPWHA, Scott Harlum, sexual health, Simon Ruth, Thorne Harbour Health, Victorian Pride Centre, World AIDS DayLeave a comment
International, News

Experimental HIV ‘cure’ approved for human trials

November 12, 2021 Jesse Jones

The new treatment could allow people to stop taking antiretroviral therapy.

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Tagged Daniel Dornbusch, Dr Lisa Danzig, Excision BioTherapeutics, Food and Drug Administration, health, healthcare, HIV, PrEP, research, sexual health, United StatesLeave a comment
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Advice, Features

Ask a Sexologist: Choosing a lube and telling partners about an STI

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Richelle Menzies

Sexologist Richelle Menzies answers more of your sticky questions.

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Tagged chlamydia, lube, sex, sex toys, sexologist, sexual healthLeave a comment
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National, News, Victoria

Homophobic backlash over ‘revolting, grotesque’ sexual health campaign

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Jesse Jones

The long-running program has received public complaints over each new iteration.

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Tagged Ad Standards, Drama Downunder, health, homophobia, sexual health, Simon Ruth, stigma, Thorne Harbour HealthLeave a comment
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National, News

Transphobia creating barriers to sexual health testing: study

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Jesse Jones

Most trans people have been treated insensitively by health workers.

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Tagged discrimination, health, healthcare, HIV, report, research, sexual health, study, survey, trans, transphobiaLeave a comment
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International, News

HIV prevention drug to be free of charge through US insurers

July 24, 2021 Jesse Jones

The excessive costs of the drug have kept it out of reach for many at risk.

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Tagged AIDS Foundation Chicago, government, health, health insurance, HIV, Jim Pickett, PrEP, sexual health, United StatesLeave a comment
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National, News

Cervical screening urged for queer and trans people

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Jesse Jones

All people with a cervix should have the simple test to prevent or identify cancer.

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Tagged Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation, cancer, Elizabeth Ham, gender diverse, healthcare, HPV, lesbian, sexual health, trans, womenLeave a comment
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Features

How my friend gained confidence and lived life to the full

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Karna

After he tested positive for HIV, he did not know how to cope. 

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Tagged AIDS, health, healthcare, HIV, homophobia, India, sexual healthLeave a comment
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Opinion

My STI struggle after being thrown out of a government hospital

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Pink Advocate Contributor

The doctor told me that gays like me should rot in hell.

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Tagged Africa, discrimination, healthcare, homophobia, Kenya, sexual healthLeave a comment
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New South Wales, News

ACON video shines light on PrEP for Mandarin-speaking communities

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Jesse Jones

“It’s now easier than ever for everyone to play a role in preventing HIV.”

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Tagged ACON, Asia, Dr Stephane Wen-Wei Ku, Fufu and Josh, HIV, Hotline, Mandarin, Nicolas Parkhill, PrEP, sexual health, social media, TaiwanLeave a comment
International, News

Decriminalising gay sex key to HIV fight, expert says

May 9, 2021 Jesse Jones

More than 60 countries still criminalise homosexuality.

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Tagged AIDS, Britain, COVID-19, decriminalisation, Europe, HIV, law, Norman Fowler, sexual health, UK, UNAIDSLeave a comment
News, Victoria

Drama Downunder encourages seasonal STI testing in latest campaign

April 14, 2021 Jesse Jones

"We’re revisiting one of our more popular campaigns to remind folks that with every new season, it’s time to get a sexual health test.”

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Tagged Carolyn Gillespie, Casey Conway, HIV, sexual health, Thorne Harbour HealthLeave a comment
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International, News

Surge in HIV information searches and tests after series It’s a Sin

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Jesse Jones

A UK HIV charity has given more tests than ever before.

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Tagged HIV, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, Russell T Davies, sexual health, television, Terrence Higgins Trust, United KingdomLeave a comment
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International, News

Research reveals motivations behind condom use among PrEP users

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Jesse Jones

The new study asked dozens of men why they did or did not choose to use condoms.

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Tagged Amsterdam, condoms, conference, Hanne Zimmerman, health, HIV, Netherlands, research, sexual health, studyLeave a comment
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Advice, Features

Ask a Sexologist: Arousal, orgasms, and ejaculation

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Richelle Menzies

Expert Richelle Menzies answers more of your sex questions.

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Features

Pleasure and pain: Playing it safe in BDSM

January 5, 2021January 14, 2021 Jodine Derena Butler

Safety in BDSM may seems like a contradiction in terms, but it sets the scene for all play.

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Advice, Features

Ask a Sexologist: Disappearing dicks, measuring up, and disability

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Richelle Menzies

Our resident sexologist Richelle Menzies answers more of your questions on sex, relationships, and sexuality.

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Tagged disability, relationships, sex, sex toys, sexologist, sexual healthLeave a comment

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