HIV Survivors in Sydney

Memories of the Epidemic

Cheryl Ware

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English

Springer Nature Switzerland AG
30 April 2019

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Social & cultural history; Oral history; HIV & AIDS: social aspects; Gender studies, gender groups

Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History

Inner-city Sydney was the epicenter of gay life in the Southern hemisphere in the 1970s and early 1980s. Gay men moved from across Australasia to find liberation in the city’s vibrant community networks; and when HIV and AIDS devastated those networks, they grieved, suffered, and survived in ways that have often been left out of the historical record. This book excavates the intimate lives and memories of HIV-positive gay men in Sydney, focusing on the critical years between 1982 and 1996, when HIV went from being a terrifying unidentified disease to a chronic condition that could be managed with antiretroviral medication. Using oral histories and archival research, Cheryl Ware offers a sensitive, moving exploration of how HIV-positive gay men navigated issues around disclosure, health, sex, grief, death, and survival. HIV Survivors in Sydney reveals how gay men dealt with the virus both within and outside of support networks, and how they remember these experiences nearly three decades later.

By: Cheryl Ware
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2019
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9783030051013
ISBN 10: 3030051013
Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Pages: 247
Publication Date: 30 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. 'Our Lives Are Going to Change'.- 2. The Gay Capital of the Southern Hemisphere.- 3. The Face of HIV.- 4. 'The Disease of a Thousand Rehearsals'.- 5. Living by the Code of the Condom.- 6. Patient Stories.- 7. The Heroes of the Epidemic.- 8. Coping with Death.- 9. Life as Lazarus, 1996.- 10. Bearing Witness to the Epidemic.- 11. Conclusion.

Cheryl Ware is a Research Fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.