Gay Men's Health
Risk behaviours among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay men: comparisons with other gay men in Australia
The purpose of this article is to determine any differences in HIV-risk and drug-use behaviour among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay men and other gay men in Australia.
Primary Health Care Project on HIV and Depression
A short report of key findings from the 'Primary Health Care Project on HIV and Depression' is now available online.
Gay Community Periodic Survey - Melbourne 2008
The Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey is an annual cross-sectional survey of gay and other homosexually active men recruited from a range of gay community sites in Melbourne.
Ministerial Advisory Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual. Transgender, Intersex health & wellbeing
The Ministerial Advisory Committee on Gay and Lesbian Health (MACGLH) provides advice to the Minister for Health and the Department of Human Services (DHS) on matters relating to the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) Victorians.
Crystal clear: The social determinants of gay men’s use of crystal methamphetamine in Victoria
This monograph offers a comparative analysis of epidemiological, behavioural and social research on crystal methamphetamine use among gay men living in Melbourne and gay men living in other urban centres in Australia, the US, and the UK.
Something borrowed, something new: Addressing increased rates of HIV and STI transmission among gay men in Victoria
This action plan provides a framework for addressing increased rates of HIV and STI transmission among gay men in Victoria. It uses epidemiological and behavioural and other data to develop an integrated policy, program and service response that relies on a renewal of the partnership between government, gay and lesbian community and professional organisations, and the health and academic sectors.
Study: Health care use among gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians
Objective This article examines whether consultations with health care providers, not having a regular doctor, unmet health care needs, and receipt of preventive screening tests vary by sexual identity for Canadians aged 18 to 59.
Gay Community Periodic Survey - Melbourne 2007
The Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey is an annual cross-sectional survey of gay and other homosexually active men recruited from a range of gay community sites in Melbourne. The major aim of the survey is to provide a snapshot of gay men's sexual practices related to the transmission of sexually transmissible infections including HIV. Similar recruitment strategies and questionnaires have been used since the first survey in 1998, making it possible to examine changes and trends in these practices over time.
Building Community Through Difference Rather than Sameness: Barebacking Practices and Discourses of ‘Shared Serostatus'
In this paper I draw on both Foucault's work on ‘gay relationality' and Louise Hogarth's recent documentary ‘The Gift' in order to explore one of the ways in which heteronormative discourses of community may be seen to inform attempts at building inclusive gay communities, particularly in relation to HIV. Presented at the Health in Difference 5 Conference - 2005
Benefits for Homosexually Active Men: Six-Year Outcomes of the Care and Prevention Programme
The Care and Prevention Programme has provided a comprehensive Primary Health Care service for homosexually active men (HAM) in South Australia since the beginning of 1998. Presented at the Health in Difference 5 Conference - 2005
