22/05/2012 - Fag hags and fruit flies: trash or treasure? That's the conundrum that a clutch of Sydney's most fag-netic personalities are set to haggle over at the Sydney Pride Festival's first ever Great Debate.
Posted Tue, 22/05/2012 - 1:55pm by admin.
NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research Jillian Skinner was the guest speaker at Sydney’s annual remembrance event for people lost to HIV/AIDS. The 2012 Sydney Candlelight Memorial took place on the International Candlelight Memorial Day on Sunday 20 May. Read a full copy of the Minister's speech.
Posted Mon, 21/05/2012 - 5:39pm by admin.
17/05/2012 - PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been named Australia's most gay-friendly employer for 2012 at a special event recognising workplace support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.
Posted Thu, 17/05/2012 - 4:36pm by admin.
11/05/2012 - Historic US approval of HIV prevention pill approaches, Australia needs to keep pace. Australian authorities should move rapidly to respond to what now looks set to be the historic US backing of an HIV prevention pill, the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations said today.
Posted Fri, 11/05/2012 - 5:31pm by admin.
10/05/2012 - NSW Minister for Health and Medical Research Jillian Skinner will be the guest speaker at Sydney’s annual remembrance event for people lost to HIV/AIDS. The 2012 Sydney Candlelight Memorial will take place on the International Candlelight Memorial Day which this year takes place on Sunday 20 May.
Posted Thu, 10/05/2012 - 6:08pm by admin.
10/05/2012 The Northern Rivers annual remembrance event for people lost to HIV/AIDS will take place this year in May to coincide with similar international events.
The 2012 Northern Rivers Candlelight Memorial will take place on Friday 25 May and will be held in the Cedar Room at the Lismore Neighbourhood Centre on Carrington St in Lismore. The hour-long ceremony will begin at 6pm.
Posted Thu, 10/05/2012 - 5:54pm by admin.
10/05/2012 - People in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Lismore can help fight discrimination against members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community next week by getting involved in activities for the annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) on May 17.
Posted Thu, 10/05/2012 - 5:45pm by admin.
20/04/2012 - Sydney's annual remembrance event for people lost to HIV/AIDS will take place again this year in May to coincide with similar international events.
Posted Wed, 09/05/2012 - 3:24pm by admin.
08/05/2012 - Academy Award-nominated actress and Australian entertainment doyen Jacki Weaver will be the guest speaker at Australia's annual awards for gay friendly workplaces.
Posted Tue, 08/05/2012 - 10:42am by admin.
20/05/2012 - ACON and the National LGBTI Health Alliance have welcomed today’s announcement by the Australian Government to include LGBTI people as a special needs group under the Aged Care Act, and that $2.5m will be allocated over the next five years for LGBTI training of the aged care workforce.
Posted Fri, 20/04/2012 - 5:36pm by admin.
20/04/2012 - Adults-only panto Fat Swan is set to kick off its return Sydney season with a gala preview as a fundraiser for ACON. After a complete sell-out season in December, the show is back in Sydney for a limited run during May and the producers have agreed to present a special preview for ACON, NSW’s leading GLBT health and HIV/AIDS organisation.
Posted Fri, 20/04/2012 - 5:28pm by admin.
10/04/2012 - A new report has for the first time ever documented the effects of homophobia on same sex attracted (SSA) Australians from Arabic-speaking backgrounds, while also drawing attention to racism and stereotyping within the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community.
Posted Tue, 10/04/2012 - 4:27pm by admin.
24/02/2012 - People attending Mardi Gras celebrations in Sydney over the next ten days are being urged to join in, have fun and play safe. We're advising revellers to look after themselves and each other in relation to HIV, sexual health, street safety, and alcohol and other drugs.
Posted Fri, 24/02/2012 - 10:49am by admin.
23/02/2012 - The Federal Minister for Health and Ageing Tanya Plibersek has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to supporting initiatives that address the health and wellbeing of lesbians and same-sex attracted women (SSAW).
Posted Thu, 23/02/2012 - 5:30pm by admin.
17/02/2012 - Aspects of ACON’s HIV+ health promotion program will be modified over the next six weeks as transition arrangements for the amalgamation of our HIV positive health promotion services on our Elizabeth Street site – including former HIV charity The Luncheon Club – are concluded.
Posted Fri, 17/02/2012 - 12:48pm by admin.
14/02/2012 - Exploring the social and cultural experiences of Asian gay men in Australia will be a special focus during this year’s Mardi Gras festival. This year, ACON’s Asian Gay Men’s Project will present or support four (4) events for members of Sydney’s Asian GLBT community.
Posted Tue, 14/02/2012 - 1:23pm by admin.
31/01/2012 - Getting out and about this Mardi Gras? Expand your horizons and help create a stronger and more vibrant GLBT community by attending one of ACON's fabulous Mardi Gras events.
Posted Tue, 31/01/2012 - 3:31pm by admin.
13/01/2012 - The Oxford Street Safety Project (OSSP) is a collaboration between ACON's Anti-Violence Project and Will Field, a 22 year old gay man who initiated the very successful, first Drag Tag event in Oxford St in April 2011. The result is the Oxford Street Safety Project, incorporating the drag event as an important component of a broader initiative to increase community safety around the Oxford Street precinct.
Posted Fri, 13/01/2012 - 3:03pm by admin.
07/02/2012 - ACON has launched a new campaign, titled Word of Mouth, for lesbians and same-sex attracted women (SSAW). The Word of Mouth campaign acknowledges pleasure as a significant contributing factor in drug use and body modification practices and in so doing also offers realistic and practical harm reduction strategies to the SSAW and lesbian communities to ensure that health risk is minimised as far as possible.
Posted Mon, 09/01/2012 - 10:30am by admin.
03/01/2012 - A recent attack in Zetland, Sydney, underlines the need for our community to be vigilant about personal safety and to continue to take particular care when using online dating websites. Men using online dating services to meet other men should remain extra vigilant until the suspect is apprehended by police.
Posted Tue, 03/01/2012 - 3:58pm by admin.
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