Gay Men & Relationships Study comes to Queensland

Monogamy as an HIV & STI Prevention Strategy

Sexual health advice for gay men usually focuses on sexual behaviours rather than on intimate relationships and researchers know little about men's reasons for choosing monogamous or other kinds of relationships. In this project, the researchers are asking men to tell them about their experiences and thoughts on relationships, monogamy and open relationships.

Participation involves a 60-minute interview in a convenient location. The researchers hope to speak with:

• Men in monogamous or ‘open’ relationships
• single men looking for relationships, and
• men who prefer being single.

Confidentiality of the information provided is assured.

The researchers hope the findings will inform HIV and STI health promotion activities by exploring how issues such as trust, loyalty and communication in different kinds of relationships shape men's choices around safer sex.

For more information, you can contact Duane at ARCSHS on (03) 9285 5352, d.duncan@latrobe.edu.au, or view the following webpage:
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/surveys/relationships-study

This is a collaborative project between researchers at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society (ARCSHS) at La Trobe University in Melbourne, and The Kirby Institute for Infection and Immunity in Society at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. The project has received ethical approval from the human research ethics committees of La Trobe University and the University of New South Wales.

Seroconversion Study

This is a study for people who have recently been diagnosed with HIV. The aim is to collect information about experiences with HIV, both before and after diagnoses. This study will provide valuable information for health promotion efforts and for policy development, and may be used in the development of health promotion materials for men or women in the gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.

If you are over 18, male or female, living in Australia and over 18 years of age who
has recently been diagnosed with HIV and would like to take part in the survey, or the interview components of this research, please go to http://www.nchecrsurveys.unsw.edu.au/hivss ’Recently’ means a diagnosis any time in the last five years, but preferably within the last two years.

This study is being conducted in partnership with Healthy Communities and other AIDS Councils and in conjunction with QPP and other People Living With HIV/AIDS organisations nationwide. The Survey is vital to research and health care promotion on a national level. Helping us learn about your attitudes, behaviours, and experiences around HIV is an important part of helping us overcome the effects this virus has had on our society, and on the communities in which we live. Your participation is completely anonymous, and your story is very important to us.

Are you ready to begin the srvey?

Would you like to read the Annual Report from this study?

Private Lives 2 Second national survey of the health and wellbeing of LGBT Australians

Private Lives 2 was an on-line survey of the health and wellbeing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Australians and has now closed. The first Private Lives survey was conducted in 2005 and involved over 5,000 participants. The results of the survey have
had a major impact on improvements in health and community services for LGBT people across the country.

Private Lives 2 revisited many of the questions used in the original survey to see if and how things have changed for LGBT people.

Doing Queer - The Redlands LGBT Community Survey

Do you live in the Redlands Shire? Do you identify as Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans* or same-sex attracted?
Queensland Association of Healthy Communities wants to hear from you about your experiences of being same-sex attracted and living in the Redlands area.
For the opportunity to have your say, go to the link below and fill out the survay.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Redlands_community_survey

For more information about this project, please call Amanda Dean at QAHC on 3017 1777

Further Info

You are invited to take part in the above research projects. Follow the links to the on-line surveys or ring 1800 177 434 for a paper copy. All surveys are confidential and will only take 10 - 15 minutes to complete. Results of the research will be available in due course from this page and will be used to inform QAHC's future projects and advocacy work.

Research Results

The Private Lives Survey results: www.glhv.org.au

The Young, The Old & The Restless: www.qahc.org.au/seniors