The Informer

2 Jul 2018

‘The hardest part was reading the uninformed, hateful comments’, Melbourne man who contracted HIV while on PrEP shares his story

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On the 22nd of May in 2017 Fairfax media broke the news that a Melbourne man had tested positive for HIV while he was on the PrEPX trial. Stating that this news had ‘sparked fears in the gay community about possible resistance to the medication’ siting fears about a non-resistant strain or HIV that could affect use of the HIV prevention drug.

The minute that news hit the headlines, a member of our community had their voice taken away from them. With assumptions being drawn in the media and on social media about their sexual practices and character, and what this meant for PrEP users around the country.

At the time he was the fourth man worldwide to have contracted HIV while on PrEP and In the lead up to 1 year since the news broke, he approached us here at JOY, wanting to share his story and to talk about what it was like for him. What it was like being the subject of conversation but not able to tell his side of the story as he saw assumptions and misinformation spread about his PrEP use, his character and his lived experience.

Now on The Informer, he shares his experience with Dean Arcuri.

A full podcast of this interview will be available to download Tuesday morning via www.joy.org.au or on your preferred podcast platform.

This segment aired on The Informer on JOY 94.9 on 2nd July & was hosted by Dean Arcuri.

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