The Australian arm of global firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has been named the country's top employer for LGBT people in 2012.

Australian authorities are being urged to put in place trials to test the efficacy of offering a HIV prevention pill after a panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) backed the use of Truvada for people who are not HIV-positive but at high risk of contracting the virus.

The adults-only panto Fat Swan starring Trevor Ashley will make its return to Sydney for a limited run this month with a gala preview on May 16 to also act as a fundraiser for ACON.

A new national multi-media campaign launched today in Sydney by the National Association of People living with HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) urges people living with HIV to get up to date about the latest advances in HIV treatment, with new more effective and better tolerated treatments also capable of significantly reducing the risk of transmission to others.

The Australian Government will include LGBTI people as a special needs group under the Aged Care Act, and will allocate $2.5m over the next five years for LGBTI training of the aged care workforce, in an announcement greatly welcomed by the likes of ACON and the National LGBTI Health Alliance.

SYDNEY: The 2012 Sydney Candlelight Memorial to remember people lost to HIV/AIDS will take place on the afternoon of Sunday, May 20 this year to once again coincide with International Candlelight Memorial Day.

ACON has reiterated its position to not support the implementation of male circumcision as a HIV prevention strategy in Australia, after a call last week by a number of local experts for public hospitals to perform infant circumcisions.

If there’s one message to remember during this weekend’s Sydney Mardi Gras parade and festivities it is ‘Play Safe, Stay Safe’ with the likes of ACON, City of Sydney and local police coming together to urge partygoers and revellers to look after themselves as well as their friends so that everyone can have a great time. 

An Australian man who is thought to have taken part in activities with local LGBT social and sporting groups, including the Sydney Frontrunners, may hold the key to help the FBI identify a victim of an infamous American serial killer.

Mardi Gras is the time for pride and so if you’re a party rocker heading to Sydney for Mardi Gras 2012, ACSA says take pride: in yourself, each other and your community.

SYDNEY: ACON’s decision to close the Luncheon Club’s larder service and cut back its weekly meals has provoked strong reactions among clients, volunteers and long-time members, with many expressing anger and disenchantment over ACON’s management of the long-running service.

A bold new resource is giving Sydney’s Asian gay community its very own platform to exchange ideas, express opinion and share personal stories. Reg Domingo takes a look at A-MEN.

SYDNEY: The Luncheon Club will no longer provide a subsidised grocery service or additional meals apart from two catered events per week, ACON has announced, with the organisation moving to a single delivery model to reflect funding agreements following the amalgamation last year of former offsite services to its Elizabeth Street headquarters.

A social initiative on Oxford Street featuring dozens of amateur and professional drag queens and kings will raise awareness of anti-gay violence, homophobia and street safety. Serkan Ozturk takes a look at Drag Jam.

A new rapid test that can detect HIV in saliva has been welcomed by local health workers with cautious optimism.