WPATH 2018 Buenos Aires
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) just held their 25th symposium, a biennial event where professionals involved in transgender health and trans activists can come together to learn […]
World AIDS Day
I had the opportunity to talk to a journalist about HIV management in 2018, just in time for World AIDS Day https://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/stigma-and-ignorance-still-the-greatest-barrier-to-hiv-elimination/news-story/687ae7a92139e97e0211b9a531c00b80
Your My eHealth Record clock is ticking!
There’s not much more than a week to go to be able to opt out and prevent the creation of your electronic health record. Many of my patients have wanted […]
Knights in White Satin and a New Year
This is one of the funniest blogs my girlfriend has written. I was just reminded of it and had to share it immediately! via Knights in White Satin and a New Year
Not So Cuckoo – the Swiss Statement on HIV Prevention Was Always Right
Today at the opening of the World AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the exciting findings from the PARTNER 2 study on HIV prevention were released at a press conference, but before […]
HIV and Transgender People – an Australian Perspective
U=U For Women Too! Some Words on Women and HIV
“a positive woman who is on treatment and has an undetectable viral load will not pass on the virus to her sexual partner”
The Path of Least Desistance: Dismantling the Transgender Desistance Myth
There is an oft-quoted claim that 85% of children with gender dysphoria will “desist”, that is they will stop feeling dysphoric and accept their gender assigned at birth, by […]
CROI 2018 Boston
Earlier this month I attended the 25th CROI in Boston, the conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections, a wonderful annual opportunity for scientists and clinicians from around the […]
Advice from the Mother of a Trans kid…
Originally posted on Edie115:
It’s International Transgender Day of Visibility today and so I thought I’d give some top tips to parents of trans kids. Visibility is really important. It…
We Are Family
It’s been over 7 weeks since the Australian public voted yes on marriage equality, but I’m still playing my “Victory” playlist as I drive to work each morning. Victory! (content warning: […]
Trans Teens in the Top End
#transteens #transgenderteens #transgender #trans #transchildren #northsidehealthnt #darwin #topend #nt #northernterritory #darwintransclinic #transhealth #transgenderhealth
The Trans Broken Arm Syndrome and how Hospital Can Be a Dangerous Place
Generally in life we think of the hospital as a place to go when we’re sick or injured where we will be treated respectfully and compassionately, and our health […]
Yes to Marriage Equality – for All Our Kids
An article written by my colleague Dr Matthew Roberts Source: Yes to Marriage Equality – for All Our Kids
My Aversion to Conversion Therapy
The outspoken leader of the Australian Christian Lobby, Lyle Shelton, who gets far too much media attention, is a master of conflation who is determined to convince the Australian public […]
An Evening With Venus…..Syphilis, an Ancient Infection in Modern Times
It’s time to talk syphilis again. There’s a lot of it around. It’s pretty easy to catch – you don’t even have to have sex to get it, just very […]
