April 2022 Today marks more than 2.5 years on from giving my oral witness statement to the Infected Blood Public Inquiry. Sadly, we are still seeing a victim of this scandal die every ninety six hours, as the commitments made by the British government remain without action. In my closing statement I spoke from the heart and I […]
Read moreTAINTED BLOOD AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA’S WORST PUBLIC HEALTH SCANDAL Tainted blood has impacted thousands of Australians. Right up until the 1990’s patients were exposed to blood and blood products that were tainted by deadly viruses. Victims of this scandal include adults, children, pregnant women, haemophiliacs, the sick, the anaemic, accident victims, and those having had elective surgery, they have not been […]
Read moreThe Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Inquiry News & Updates September 2020 Inquiry publishes […]
Read moreHIV / AIDS NEWS We are excited to announce that you can now access the sessions from the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual), via the conference website. Explore hundreds of hours of digital content including on-demand sessions, e-posters and global village sessions on your own schedule. https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/9289 New HIV Variant is Resistant to Antiretroviral Drugs New Zealand HIV […]
Read moreHIV / AIDS News February Federal judge temporarily blocks military from forcing out HIV-positive airmen https://www.wctrib.com/news/government-and-politics/4571860-federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-military-forcing-out-hiv Fury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore Rico has lived with HIV for almost a decade, confiding in only a small number of people in socially conservative Singapore, fearful of the reaction. Last month, he got a phone call saying information about his […]
Read moreThe Infected Blood Inquiry The Inquiry will examine why men, women and children in the UK were given infected blood and/or infected blood products; the impact on their families; how the authorities (including government) responded; the nature of any support provided following infection; questions of consent; and whether there was a cover-up. Preliminary Hearings BBC News at Ten : […]
Read moreHIV / AIDS News August Hunky Broadway star Hernando Umana: “I am a proud gay man living with HIV” It had been drilled in my head that gay people get HIV because of wrong doings and they deservingly die from it. Well I’m here to shut that sh*t down. There is NOTHING wrong with me and I am healthier […]
Read moreLGBTQ+ Short Films & Movies In today’s throw away society with immediate access to information, goods, services and sex some things sadly do not change. These range from the struggles of discovering who you really are. Learning that love can really hurt as well as holding the power to take over your entire life. Facing hostility, hatred and fear […]
Read moreStealthing Stealthing is the act of deliberately removing a condom during sex without a partner’s consent and it is said to be increasingly common – yet unlike elsewhere, it’s not seen as a crime in the UK. This so called “sex trend” is not only a sexual assault but is also a public health nightmare. Stealthing – A new […]
Read moreOn the eve of meeting with Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the public inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal, I am proud to share my interview with Gretchen Hammond. A LONE VOICE FOR LGBTQ HEMOPHILIACS IGNORED BY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, LGBTQ HEMOPHILIACS HAVE AT LEAST ONE RESOURCE Mark Ward, Founder of Haemosexual & Haemosexual Australia Even as the LGBTQ community grows […]
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