'We don't have any of those people here...'

Most people ageing with HIV in Australia are, and will continue to be, gay men. For those who avoided disclosing their sexuality throughout their lives or who have limited disclosure to a small circle, the prospect of dealing with aged-care services can be daunting. For many older gay men diagnosed...

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Main Authors: Comfort, Jude, Freijah, Rita, Horner, Barbara, McManus, Alexandra, Lovelock, G., Hunter, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12685
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author Comfort, Jude
Freijah, Rita
Horner, Barbara
McManus, Alexandra
Lovelock, G.
Hunter, M.
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description Most people ageing with HIV in Australia are, and will continue to be, gay men. For those who avoided disclosing their sexuality throughout their lives or who have limited disclosure to a small circle, the prospect of dealing with aged-care services can be daunting. For many older gay men diagnosed with HIV in the eighties or nineties, the concerns around disclosing sexuality are compounded by past experiences of stigma and discrimination due to their sexuality, with additional fears around disclosure of their HIV-positive status. The GRAI research outlined in this article raises important issues that must be addressed in planning for the diversity of the Australian population - planning that needs to acknowledge the issues faced by the Australian cohort of gay men ageing with HIV. (Eds.)
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-126852017-10-02T02:27:57Z 'We don't have any of those people here...' Comfort, Jude Freijah, Rita Horner, Barbara McManus, Alexandra Lovelock, G. Hunter, M. equity aged care GLBTI Most people ageing with HIV in Australia are, and will continue to be, gay men. For those who avoided disclosing their sexuality throughout their lives or who have limited disclosure to a small circle, the prospect of dealing with aged-care services can be daunting. For many older gay men diagnosed with HIV in the eighties or nineties, the concerns around disclosing sexuality are compounded by past experiences of stigma and discrimination due to their sexuality, with additional fears around disclosure of their HIV-positive status. The GRAI research outlined in this article raises important issues that must be addressed in planning for the diversity of the Australian population - planning that needs to acknowledge the issues faced by the Australian cohort of gay men ageing with HIV. (Eds.) 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12685 Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations fulltext
spellingShingle equity
aged care
GLBTI
Comfort, Jude
Freijah, Rita
Horner, Barbara
McManus, Alexandra
Lovelock, G.
Hunter, M.
'We don't have any of those people here...'
title 'We don't have any of those people here...'
title_full 'We don't have any of those people here...'
title_fullStr 'We don't have any of those people here...'
title_full_unstemmed 'We don't have any of those people here...'
title_short 'We don't have any of those people here...'
title_sort 'we don't have any of those people here...'
topic equity
aged care
GLBTI
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12685