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commuters walk past cars and trams in the melbourne CBD in the 1950s

Jay Carmichael’s gay love story set in conservative 1950s Australia intrigues, but fails to convince

22 Aug 2022

Jay Carmichael’s novel explores how Australian same-sex attracted men lived after the end of the Second World War. But does it impose present concerns on the past?

Increased usage and confidence in antiretroviral PrEP for the prevention of HIV found in UNSW study

19 Dec 2019

Significantly more gay and bisexual men are using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) due to increased confidence in the benefits of HIV treatment for prevention.

Let’s talk about sex … in the age of PrEP

14 Feb 2017

UNSW researcher Martin Holt will explore the social impacts of rapid changes in HIV prevention when he delivers a free public lecture on 22 February.

Recreational drug use high, but dependency low among gay and bi men in Australia

11 Feb 2016

Results from the largest study of legal and illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men in Australia suggest recreational drug use is common but dependency is low.

Gay and bisexual men test for HIV more often when rapid tests are available

16 Sep 2015

Gay and bisexual men test more often for HIV when rapid tests are offered as well as conventional tests, according to a study from the Kirby Institute at UNSW

Report reveals dangerous gap in understanding of hepatitis C transmission

18 Sep 2014

A new report from UNSW’s Centre for Social Research in Health shows young people and gay men know dangerously little about how to protect themselves against hepatitis C.

Uptake of anti-retroviral therapy low in young gay men

04 Jun 2014

Young, newly diagnosed HIV-positive gay men need more support to access the anti-retroviral therapies that could save their lives.

Reduced condom use and other STIs lead to more HIV in Australia's gay men

05 Mar 2008

HIV infection rates are predicted to rise by up to 75 percent in parts of Australia in the next seven years if the current trends continue, according to University of New South Wales (UNSW) researchers, based at the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR).