World Wide Wave

19 Feb 2020

Australia: Fighting AIDS From the Front

Asia/Pacific, News & Politics

We Aussies think we punch above our weight in the world – just look at the per-capita medal tally at the Olympics which we always shout about! But we can be especially proud when we lead the world in a health crisis. No, we’re not talking about coronavirus. We’re talking about the fight against HIV and AIDS.

What began as book to chronicle the history of queer community organisation ACON has turned into a powerful, gritty story of survival – the fights, the heroes and the personal stories that became Australia’s world-leading response to HIV and AIDS in the 1980s and 90s. The book is titled Fighting For Our Lives and we spoke with the author Nick Cook.

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4 Jul 2024

World Wide Wrap: LGBTQIA+ news for the week – July 2nd, 2024

News & Politics, Social issues, Worldwide

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the ...

4 Jul 2024

Middle East: queer life in the gulf states

Africa and the Middle East, Discrimination, Social issues, Transgender, Travel, world wide wave

In the Gulf States, penalties for queer acts can include imprisonment, deportation, torture and even death. Yet the region is ...

12 Jun 2024

World Wide Wrap: LGBTQIA+ news for the week – June 11th, 2024

News & Politics, world wide wave, Worldwide

Listen to the week’s World Wide Wrap where we round up all that was in international LGBTQIA+ news for the ...