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David and I can't afford going to the movies, but this is released on Friday in the US and Nov 8th here in Australia. Perhaps the loc...
Marriage equality despite Turnbull
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A "proud HIV+ gay man"
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Rachel Maddow goes through and shows how the anti-gay laws now in Russia came from the US, complete with people travelling over there to dru...
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"And at least they can't end up in the hands of suicidal teens" :) A very Australian take down of the stupidity of the...
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Once again I would like to recognise that this is all because Turnbull has no spine and wouldn't allow a free parliamentary vote. Tha...
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Big headlines from New Zealand today about a convicted rapist who was married in a maximum security jail to his former lawyer. Correct...
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Senator Dean Smith Gay Western Australian senator Dean Smith will introduce his marriage equality bill into parliament this Thursday, t...
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Care vandalised in Canberra for having rainbow flag The United Nations Human Rights Committee has castigated Australia (among other thin...
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School teacher Wayne Tonks (screen capture) *Update: ‘Deep Water’ Is The Crime Show That Every Australian Should Be Watching. Junkee ...
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Natasha, younger than we thought she was at only 13, has a new student. Little Cloe is such a sweet little thing Natasha has taken her un...
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The gov is still trying to pass shit from the 2014 budget. Some may not realise this with the repackaging as the "omnibus bill"...
About me
After 30 years of very physical full time work in the printing industry our print dept was outsourced and we all lost our jobs. As I'd gotten HIV beforehand and was having trouble attending and doing work I discussed with my HIV doctor whether I should apply for the Australian Disability Support Pension. He agreed,and I became a DSP pensioner under the new Gillard rules of adherence that now sees 75% of DSP applicants rejected.
Have been diagnosed with PTSD, severe depression, chronic kidney failure, and of course HIV. I'd become suicidal in 2009 after 3 extreme life events in a row; My best friend killed herself in the US (I don't make friends easily BTW), my teenage/young adult daughter had me charged by the police with a minor problem, and I was diagnosed with HIV. All in three weeks.
Some say god won't give you more than you can bear, my reply is "Well what happened to me?" If not for the HIV support here in Australia and me being able to have access to it I'd likely be dead by now. Unbearable pain often causes suicide, no matter physical or mental.
Today I've not worked since being made redundant. I remain with episodes of depression and panic attacks, sometimes severe. I may be fine and happy to leave the house, at times I'm paralised in bed, secure and safe and not willing to face the world.
Have been diagnosed with PTSD, severe depression, chronic kidney failure, and of course HIV. I'd become suicidal in 2009 after 3 extreme life events in a row; My best friend killed herself in the US (I don't make friends easily BTW), my teenage/young adult daughter had me charged by the police with a minor problem, and I was diagnosed with HIV. All in three weeks.
Some say god won't give you more than you can bear, my reply is "Well what happened to me?" If not for the HIV support here in Australia and me being able to have access to it I'd likely be dead by now. Unbearable pain often causes suicide, no matter physical or mental.
Today I've not worked since being made redundant. I remain with episodes of depression and panic attacks, sometimes severe. I may be fine and happy to leave the house, at times I'm paralised in bed, secure and safe and not willing to face the world.
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- "How did you get it?" - an invasion of privacy, in...
- A note to spammers saying they have an HIV cure
- "Hands of love" - Miley Cyrus
- I nearly died in hospital special Christmas edition
- A Warning: Tenofovir and Naproxen
- When I got Shingles
- Helpful Ways to Stay Healthy with HIV - Guest post
- Telling your family that you're HIV positive - guest post
Assorted Links
- - ACON
- - Ambassadors & Bridge Builders International
- - Dave's blog: Life living with HIV
- - Guide to Australian HIV Laws and Policies
- - Know the Risk: HIV transmission
- - National Association of People Living with HIV/AIDS
- - National LGBTI Health Alliance
- - Newly Diagnosed?
- - Positive Life NSW
- - Positive Living Centre
- - Project X, WA info and support for gay men
- - Right Wing Watch
- - Rob's blog: Surviving AIDS, PML....and Me
- - Suicide.....Read this first
- - Thinking Positive
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- CSG: The campaign against the campaigners
- Unions stand up for penalty rates
- Russian lawmaker - enforce gay law in Olympics
- Bradley Manning guilty - "espionage"
- Link to Russian profile - gay bashing
- Cat TV
- Russian cops sodomize Sochi worker
- 3 sexually active guys - video
- LGBT teens tortured on video - Russia
- Gay bars dump Russian Vodka
- Post vomit
- Horribly sick
- Show your pride. Share your love
- NSW closer to gay marriage
- Bridesmaids Food Poisoning Scene ***DO NOT WATCH I...
- Dump Russian Vodka - Queer Nation
- The Golden Girls on Marriage Equality
- The truth about school?
- Media reporting of Edward Snowden
- Organising the money
- Petition to stop sponsorship - Sochi
- What about gay asylum seekers?
- First foreigners arrested - Russia's gay laws
- McDonalds lies to US investors?
- GetUp response to Rudd's asylum-phobe
- Felix and Natasha - love struck
- The View takes on a homophobe
- The price of tolerating Russia's intolerance?
- Medication alert!
- Australia part of US drone strikes
- Providence — short film about Bradley Manning
- Enrol to vote online
- Stand up!
- The Latest on Climate - GetUp!
- I will never vote for Rudd
- Irish MP Clare Daly - full interview
- Kermit - equality video
- The first letter is away
- Nursing the computer
- James Blunt - You're Beautiful
- Delta Goodrem - Lost Without You
- US constitution - "Divine revelation from God"
- Hate speech - The Sentinel Project
- David's legal meeting - discrimination
- Eli Lieb - Young Love
- If gay is a disease...
- Mister Chase - F*ck U Betta
- A day without teeth!
- A bit down today
- Obama to raise LGBT issues with Putin?
- Kiwi gay athlete & Sochi Olympics
- Aust. needs Russian gay law - Loree Rudd
- Labelled evil - whistleblower
- Discrimination stresses David
- Russia's anti-gay laws affect foreigners
- The Rapture is closer!
- Lesbian billboard gets complaints
- Obama tweets to Muslims
- David discriminated against
- Is Abbott fucked?
- Cat romance at the heater
- Force feeding at Gitmo
- Seeking legal advice
- Scotland - "It's Time"
- NSA Germany - 500million snoops/month
- "Terrorist" arrested at Pink concert
- Obama "a war criminal" - Irish parliament
- "Hello NSA" - sentence generator
- Hollywood propaganda?
- Whale with surfers - Bondi Beach
- Malcolm Fraser blasts Canberra
- God wants you to wear a hat!
- Stinking hypocrisy
- "In solidarity...."
- Snowden offered asylum - Venezuela
- Nigerian gov hacked by gay activists
- Gay wedding - in 1971
- More removed from Manus Island
- WTF? sex laws :s
- House inspection!
- Washington threatens.....
- Russians march in NYC pride
- Felix and the fish
- Sleep city
- Statement from Edward Snowden - Moscow
- First fight with David
- EU rage at US over US spying
- Russian propaganda law passed by Putin
- GetUp and the election
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