Some cities are seeing thousands of infections every month.
Tag: healthcare
Victorian budget neglects LGBTIQA+ health, allocates $7.4M to festivals
"The health, wellbeing, and mental health of [LGBTIQA+] people has been at crisis levels for decades."
First long-acting HIV medication listed on PBS
Eligible people will be able to take the treatment just six times a year.
My final form: Completing my trans surgery journey
A very private look into the world of transition procedures.
LGBTIQA+ people at greater risk of eating disorders: research
Three quarters of people with eating disorders are unable to seek help.
Self-collect tests to make cervical screening easy and private
“The tests are simple to do and are just as effective."
People without Medicare receive funded access to HIV treatment
New cases of HIV have plummeted in Australia.
Worlds AIDS Day: Battling a pandemic on the frontline
“I could see history repeating in the fear and stigma.”
National medical body support for LGBTIQA+ law reform welcomed
The Australian Medical Association has called for bans on conversion practices and forced surgery.
A trans woman in intensive care: ‘It’ did not have fun
Being in the hospital is stressful enough without transphobia.
Experimental HIV ‘cure’ approved for human trials
The new treatment could allow people to stop taking antiretroviral therapy.
Report calls for laws against forced intersex surgery
“Intersex variations are a natural part of human diversity.”
Liberty, equality, fertility: France allows IVF for gay and single women
A national sperm shortage may mean some people continue to travel to conceive.
Australian Census criticised for excluding LGBTIQA+ people
“The government wants to lock LGBTIQA+ people in a data collection closet.”
Experts slam ‘stigmatising’ rapid-onset gender dysphoria concept
"There is no evidence that ROGD aligns with the lived experiences of transgender children and adolescents.”
Transphobia creating barriers to sexual health testing: study
Most trans people have been treated insensitively by health workers.
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