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Happy Bi Visibility Day! 💜💙
Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience & joy of Bi+ communities everywhere.
You belong. You matter. You’re seen. ✨
Let’s keep breaking the silence, busting the myths, and building a world where every identity is celebrated, not erased. 💪🏽
#BiVisibilityDay
Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience & joy of Bi+ communities everywhere.
You belong. You matter. You’re seen. ✨
Let’s keep breaking the silence, busting the myths, and building a world where every identity is celebrated, not erased. 💪🏽
#BiVisibilityDay
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Happy Bi Visibility Day! 💜💙
Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience & joy of Bi+ communities everywhere.
You belong. You matter. You’re seen. ✨
Let’s keep breaking the silence, busting the myths, and building a world where every identity is celebrated, not erased. 💪🏽
#BiVisibilityDay
Today, we celebrate the strength, resilience & joy of Bi+ communities everywhere.
You belong. You matter. You’re seen. ✨
Let’s keep breaking the silence, busting the myths, and building a world where every identity is celebrated, not erased. 💪🏽
#BiVisibilityDay
Meet our Positive Speakers Bureau 🌟
Our speakers share powerful lived experiences of HIV to challenge stigma, spark conversations & inspire change.
🎤 Talks tailored for schools, workplaces & communities.
🌍 Diverse voices. Real impact.
👉 Book a speaker: tinyurl.com/5n7d9hnw
#HIV #EndHIVStigma
Our speakers share powerful lived experiences of HIV to challenge stigma, spark conversations & inspire change.
🎤 Talks tailored for schools, workplaces & communities.
🌍 Diverse voices. Real impact.
👉 Book a speaker: tinyurl.com/5n7d9hnw
#HIV #EndHIVStigma
September 16, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Meet our Positive Speakers Bureau 🌟
Our speakers share powerful lived experiences of HIV to challenge stigma, spark conversations & inspire change.
🎤 Talks tailored for schools, workplaces & communities.
🌍 Diverse voices. Real impact.
👉 Book a speaker: tinyurl.com/5n7d9hnw
#HIV #EndHIVStigma
Our speakers share powerful lived experiences of HIV to challenge stigma, spark conversations & inspire change.
🎤 Talks tailored for schools, workplaces & communities.
🌍 Diverse voices. Real impact.
👉 Book a speaker: tinyurl.com/5n7d9hnw
#HIV #EndHIVStigma
Big changes are coming to aged care in Australia. The new Aged Care Act aims to:
🔹 Strengthen rights
🔹 Improve oversight & standards
🔹 Focus on individual needs
🔹 Increase accessibility & funding
A step forward for dignity, respect, and quality care for all. 💙
Learn more 👉 buff.ly/jPsvdJu
🔹 Strengthen rights
🔹 Improve oversight & standards
🔹 Focus on individual needs
🔹 Increase accessibility & funding
A step forward for dignity, respect, and quality care for all. 💙
Learn more 👉 buff.ly/jPsvdJu
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Big changes are coming to aged care in Australia. The new Aged Care Act aims to:
🔹 Strengthen rights
🔹 Improve oversight & standards
🔹 Focus on individual needs
🔹 Increase accessibility & funding
A step forward for dignity, respect, and quality care for all. 💙
Learn more 👉 buff.ly/jPsvdJu
🔹 Strengthen rights
🔹 Improve oversight & standards
🔹 Focus on individual needs
🔹 Increase accessibility & funding
A step forward for dignity, respect, and quality care for all. 💙
Learn more 👉 buff.ly/jPsvdJu
#WomensHealthWeek, we celebrate all women, especially those living with HIV. Women’s health is multi-dimensional - physical, emotional, & social and women living with HIV face unique challenges that require tailored care.
Take the Women's Health Check today: checks.jeanhailes.org.au/health-check/
Take the Women's Health Check today: checks.jeanhailes.org.au/health-check/
September 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
#WomensHealthWeek, we celebrate all women, especially those living with HIV. Women’s health is multi-dimensional - physical, emotional, & social and women living with HIV face unique challenges that require tailored care.
Take the Women's Health Check today: checks.jeanhailes.org.au/health-check/
Take the Women's Health Check today: checks.jeanhailes.org.au/health-check/
🌈 Join us for a celebration of life! 🌟
If you’re living with HIV, or if you're a partner, family member, or friend, come together with us for an inclusive, social luncheon at Rocco’s Ristorante in Liverpool!
Register now by emailing us on: contact@positivelife.org.au
If you’re living with HIV, or if you're a partner, family member, or friend, come together with us for an inclusive, social luncheon at Rocco’s Ristorante in Liverpool!
Register now by emailing us on: contact@positivelife.org.au
August 28, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🌈 Join us for a celebration of life! 🌟
If you’re living with HIV, or if you're a partner, family member, or friend, come together with us for an inclusive, social luncheon at Rocco’s Ristorante in Liverpool!
Register now by emailing us on: contact@positivelife.org.au
If you’re living with HIV, or if you're a partner, family member, or friend, come together with us for an inclusive, social luncheon at Rocco’s Ristorante in Liverpool!
Register now by emailing us on: contact@positivelife.org.au
✨ Share your story in Talkabout Magazine! ✨
If you're living with HIV, we want to hear your journey, challenges, and how you've embraced life. Your voice matters! 💬
Write under your name, a pen-name, or anonymously. Need help? We’re here for you. 🙌
Email: communications@positivelife.org.au
If you're living with HIV, we want to hear your journey, challenges, and how you've embraced life. Your voice matters! 💬
Write under your name, a pen-name, or anonymously. Need help? We’re here for you. 🙌
Email: communications@positivelife.org.au
August 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
✨ Share your story in Talkabout Magazine! ✨
If you're living with HIV, we want to hear your journey, challenges, and how you've embraced life. Your voice matters! 💬
Write under your name, a pen-name, or anonymously. Need help? We’re here for you. 🙌
Email: communications@positivelife.org.au
If you're living with HIV, we want to hear your journey, challenges, and how you've embraced life. Your voice matters! 💬
Write under your name, a pen-name, or anonymously. Need help? We’re here for you. 🙌
Email: communications@positivelife.org.au
🌟 Positive Conversations: Stress & How It Affects Your Skin 🌟
Join us for an online session with dermatologist Associate Professor Margot Whitfeld on how stress impacts your skin & tips for managing it! 🙌
📅 Date: Tues 26 Aug 2025 (Online)
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7pm
👉 Register now! buff.ly/kI93z1c
Join us for an online session with dermatologist Associate Professor Margot Whitfeld on how stress impacts your skin & tips for managing it! 🙌
📅 Date: Tues 26 Aug 2025 (Online)
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7pm
👉 Register now! buff.ly/kI93z1c
August 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🌟 Positive Conversations: Stress & How It Affects Your Skin 🌟
Join us for an online session with dermatologist Associate Professor Margot Whitfeld on how stress impacts your skin & tips for managing it! 🙌
📅 Date: Tues 26 Aug 2025 (Online)
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7pm
👉 Register now! buff.ly/kI93z1c
Join us for an online session with dermatologist Associate Professor Margot Whitfeld on how stress impacts your skin & tips for managing it! 🙌
📅 Date: Tues 26 Aug 2025 (Online)
⏰ Time: 6pm - 7pm
👉 Register now! buff.ly/kI93z1c
Looking to build your digital skills & confidence with computers, mobile devices, & the internet? 🌐
Join Digital Mentors, a monthly group for people living with HIV, where you can learn in a safe, friendly space!
🔹 This month’s topic: DOWNLOAD
📅 Tues 26 Aug 2025
Register here: buff.ly/Pa7vmd8
Join Digital Mentors, a monthly group for people living with HIV, where you can learn in a safe, friendly space!
🔹 This month’s topic: DOWNLOAD
📅 Tues 26 Aug 2025
Register here: buff.ly/Pa7vmd8
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Looking to build your digital skills & confidence with computers, mobile devices, & the internet? 🌐
Join Digital Mentors, a monthly group for people living with HIV, where you can learn in a safe, friendly space!
🔹 This month’s topic: DOWNLOAD
📅 Tues 26 Aug 2025
Register here: buff.ly/Pa7vmd8
Join Digital Mentors, a monthly group for people living with HIV, where you can learn in a safe, friendly space!
🔹 This month’s topic: DOWNLOAD
📅 Tues 26 Aug 2025
Register here: buff.ly/Pa7vmd8
#ThrowbackThursday ✨ In 1995, Talkabout shared “Signs of Life” a powerful story of pregnancy while living with HIV.
Thanks to treatment advances, women living with HIV today can have healthy pregnancies with greatly reduced risk of mother-to-child transmission. 🌈💜
📖 Read more: shorturl.at/S6zSz
Thanks to treatment advances, women living with HIV today can have healthy pregnancies with greatly reduced risk of mother-to-child transmission. 🌈💜
📖 Read more: shorturl.at/S6zSz
August 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
#ThrowbackThursday ✨ In 1995, Talkabout shared “Signs of Life” a powerful story of pregnancy while living with HIV.
Thanks to treatment advances, women living with HIV today can have healthy pregnancies with greatly reduced risk of mother-to-child transmission. 🌈💜
📖 Read more: shorturl.at/S6zSz
Thanks to treatment advances, women living with HIV today can have healthy pregnancies with greatly reduced risk of mother-to-child transmission. 🌈💜
📖 Read more: shorturl.at/S6zSz
The Women’s Room is back next Tuesday 19 August!
For young women under 45 living with HIV in NSW, this is your space to:
🤝 Connect
🗣 Share experiences
💡 Talk health & life with HIV
When: Next Tuesday
Where: Online (NSW-wide)
Register here: buff.ly/KqMbwXH
For young women under 45 living with HIV in NSW, this is your space to:
🤝 Connect
🗣 Share experiences
💡 Talk health & life with HIV
When: Next Tuesday
Where: Online (NSW-wide)
Register here: buff.ly/KqMbwXH
August 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The Women’s Room is back next Tuesday 19 August!
For young women under 45 living with HIV in NSW, this is your space to:
🤝 Connect
🗣 Share experiences
💡 Talk health & life with HIV
When: Next Tuesday
Where: Online (NSW-wide)
Register here: buff.ly/KqMbwXH
For young women under 45 living with HIV in NSW, this is your space to:
🤝 Connect
🗣 Share experiences
💡 Talk health & life with HIV
When: Next Tuesday
Where: Online (NSW-wide)
Register here: buff.ly/KqMbwXH
Living with HIV? You’re not alone. 💙
Our Peer Navigators, people living with HIV, are here to support you with treatment, counselling & connection.
There’s power in talking to someone who truly gets it. Reach out today.
#PLHIV #PeerSupport #HIVAwareness #PositiveLifeNSW
Our Peer Navigators, people living with HIV, are here to support you with treatment, counselling & connection.
There’s power in talking to someone who truly gets it. Reach out today.
#PLHIV #PeerSupport #HIVAwareness #PositiveLifeNSW
August 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Living with HIV? You’re not alone. 💙
Our Peer Navigators, people living with HIV, are here to support you with treatment, counselling & connection.
There’s power in talking to someone who truly gets it. Reach out today.
#PLHIV #PeerSupport #HIVAwareness #PositiveLifeNSW
Our Peer Navigators, people living with HIV, are here to support you with treatment, counselling & connection.
There’s power in talking to someone who truly gets it. Reach out today.
#PLHIV #PeerSupport #HIVAwareness #PositiveLifeNSW
#ThrowbackThursday to the early ‘90s: People Living with HIV/AIDS NSW marched in Mardi Gras, proudly carrying a sign for TalkAbout – our magazine by and for PLHIV. A powerful moment of pride, protest, and visibility. 🏳️🌈
August 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
#ThrowbackThursday to the early ‘90s: People Living with HIV/AIDS NSW marched in Mardi Gras, proudly carrying a sign for TalkAbout – our magazine by and for PLHIV. A powerful moment of pride, protest, and visibility. 🏳️🌈
Join us Wed, Aug 13 for Peer2Peer – a safe, supportive space to connect, share, & discuss important health topics.
This session features Elvis Caus on the psychology behind healthy relationships 💖🧠
Don't miss out! Register here www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
#PeerSupport #HIVSupport
This session features Elvis Caus on the psychology behind healthy relationships 💖🧠
Don't miss out! Register here www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
#PeerSupport #HIVSupport
August 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Join us Wed, Aug 13 for Peer2Peer – a safe, supportive space to connect, share, & discuss important health topics.
This session features Elvis Caus on the psychology behind healthy relationships 💖🧠
Don't miss out! Register here www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
#PeerSupport #HIVSupport
This session features Elvis Caus on the psychology behind healthy relationships 💖🧠
Don't miss out! Register here www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
#PeerSupport #HIVSupport
ONLINE: all people living with HIV are invited to Positive Conversations Tuesday 29 July 2025, 6pm to 7pm RSVP Essential to receive the Zoom link: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
July 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
ONLINE: all people living with HIV are invited to Positive Conversations Tuesday 29 July 2025, 6pm to 7pm RSVP Essential to receive the Zoom link: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
ONLINE: All women living with HIV who are aged over 45 years are welcome to join For Women, an online discussion forum.
🗓⏰WHEN Tues 22 July 2025, 6pm - Online
💻RSVP essential www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
🗓⏰WHEN Tues 22 July 2025, 6pm - Online
💻RSVP essential www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
July 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
ONLINE: All women living with HIV who are aged over 45 years are welcome to join For Women, an online discussion forum.
🗓⏰WHEN Tues 22 July 2025, 6pm - Online
💻RSVP essential www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
🗓⏰WHEN Tues 22 July 2025, 6pm - Online
💻RSVP essential www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
SURRY HILLS: Digital Mentors is on again for all people living with HIV on Tuesday 29 July 2025, 12.30pm to 2.30pm in Surry Hills. RSVP ESSENTIAL: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSuport #HIV
July 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
SURRY HILLS: Digital Mentors is on again for all people living with HIV on Tuesday 29 July 2025, 12.30pm to 2.30pm in Surry Hills. RSVP ESSENTIAL: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSuport #HIV
All people living with HIV, our partners, family and friends are invited to this inclusive social event. Sunday 27 July 2025 - Noon - Western Sydney
RSVP Essential: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
RSVP Essential: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
July 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
All people living with HIV, our partners, family and friends are invited to this inclusive social event. Sunday 27 July 2025 - Noon - Western Sydney
RSVP Essential: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
RSVP Essential: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #HIV
Would you interrupt treatment for HIV cure research? Researchers from Monash University and The Alfred would like to hear from you about your perceptions and attitudes towards a cure for HIV and HIV cure research. Details below---------PLS SHARE
monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
July 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Would you interrupt treatment for HIV cure research? Researchers from Monash University and The Alfred would like to hear from you about your perceptions and attitudes towards a cure for HIV and HIV cure research. Details below---------PLS SHARE
monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
monash.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @australia.theguardian.com #HIVcure
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @australia.theguardian.com #HIVcure
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @australia.theguardian.com #HIVcure
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @australia.theguardian.com #HIVcure
SYDNEY: All people living with HIV are invited to join an important conversation about the new electronic Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) that NSW Health is introducing
📌 MORE DETAILS: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
📌 MORE DETAILS: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
SYDNEY: All people living with HIV are invited to join an important conversation about the new electronic Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) that NSW Health is introducing
📌 MORE DETAILS: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
📌 MORE DETAILS: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
SYDNEY: The Social Club is on again Friday 4 July at 6pm for all heterosexual people living with HIV | RSVP essential! More information: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #HIV
June 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
SYDNEY: The Social Club is on again Friday 4 July at 6pm for all heterosexual people living with HIV | RSVP essential! More information: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #HIV
Globally, around 40 million people live with HIV, including 1.4 million children. Experts are concerned cuts to US foreign aid and medical research in recent months could jeopardise the goal of ending the global HIV epidemic. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
'Existential crisis': Global HIV fight devastated by US funding cuts
Hopes of ending the global HIV epidemic anytime soon are fading among health workers and scientists, who say new infections could increase for the first time in decades.
www.abc.net.au
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Globally, around 40 million people live with HIV, including 1.4 million children. Experts are concerned cuts to US foreign aid and medical research in recent months could jeopardise the goal of ending the global HIV epidemic. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...
Join Positive Life and friends at an exhibition of the Always Was, Always Will Be Art Project. Meet the artists and view the artwork over refreshments. ⏰5pm to 7pm | 🗓Monday 7 July 2025 | 🏠Surry Hills
MORE INFO: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #NAIDOC
MORE INFO: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #NAIDOC
June 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Join Positive Life and friends at an exhibition of the Always Was, Always Will Be Art Project. Meet the artists and view the artwork over refreshments. ⏰5pm to 7pm | 🗓Monday 7 July 2025 | 🏠Surry Hills
MORE INFO: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #NAIDOC
MORE INFO: www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/... #PeerSupport #PositiveLifeNSW #NAIDOC
What’s in the #HIV pipeline? Researchers are working on longer-acting therapies for HIV treatment. #cure #HIV www.poz.com/article/pipe... @pozmagazine.bsky.social
What’s in the Pipeline for HIV?
Researchers are working on longer-acting therapies for HIV treatment.
www.poz.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
What’s in the #HIV pipeline? Researchers are working on longer-acting therapies for HIV treatment. #cure #HIV www.poz.com/article/pipe... @pozmagazine.bsky.social
Date change for this Sydney Forum: All people living with HIV are invited to join an important forum about the new electronic Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) that NSW Health is introducing: 🗓️Sat 5 July 2025 🕖1pm to 4pm
🏡Surry Hills NSW Register www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
🏡Surry Hills NSW Register www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
June 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Date change for this Sydney Forum: All people living with HIV are invited to join an important forum about the new electronic Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) that NSW Health is introducing: 🗓️Sat 5 July 2025 🕖1pm to 4pm
🏡Surry Hills NSW Register www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...
🏡Surry Hills NSW Register www.positivelife.org.au/latest-news/...