Positive Living Articles

The Philosophy of Illness was the theme for the most recent Bolder Online. Our guest was Judith Gorst, who has worked as a Registered Nurse and Therapist in the HIV/Hep C field for over 30 years.

Hosted by IAS (International AIDS Society), AIDS2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference was held in Munich, Germany from 22 to 26 July. Held every two years in person and virtually, this is the world’s largest HIV conference bringing together scientists,...

As a 62-year-old gay man living with HIV, the experience of ageing, relationships, and sexuality have shaped my perspective in ways I never anticipated when I was younger.

In the digital age, support and community have found a new home online. The Bolder Online initiative, launched by NAPWHA, stands as a testament to this evolution.

I turned 71 last year, much to my surprise and against the odds given my diagnosis forty years ago this year. While there’s no doubt that ageing has brought some real weaknesses and challenges, it has also brought me to reflect on the positives and some of the reasons I’m still here.

We live in exciting times, with the advances in HIV science for both treatment and cure growing exponentially in recent years. As a positive woman (diagnosed in 1995), a journalism graduate, and a former News Ltd journalist, I feel I was destined to communicate HIV science.