Asian gay born

asian gay born

We’re here to help queer, bisexual and same sex attracted men from Asian cultural backgrounds take rule of their health.

We provide information on relevant health issues, and we give a range of specific and general services delivered by caring people who genuinely understand the health issues affecting Asian lgbtq+ men.

Our Work With Asian Gay Men

We’re here to help gay men from Asian cultural backgrounds get control of their health by providing a range of programs, workshops, resources and events.

We’re committed to:

  • Understanding and reducing the impact of HIV and STIs among Asian gay men in NSW
  • Understanding and addressing health and wellbeing issues which are specific to Asian gay men in NSW
  • Strengthening the community networks for Asian gay men in NSW by partnering with groups and organisations which support them

For further information, please contact: asia@acon.org.au | 02 9206 2080 | 0419 714 213

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ConversAsians

ConversAsians is a peer-led discussion group based in Sydney. Our vision is to engage an

HIV prevention failing to extend Asian-born gay and pansexual men in Australia

HIV diagnoses are going up in gay and bisexual men born in Asia who have recently arrived in Australia, while they are falling in Australian-born men. The disparity may be fuelled by exclusion from government-subsidised healthcare, including HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), researchers warn.

The most recent annual surveillance report for Australia, published by the Kirby Institute, shows different rates of HIV diagnoses for people born in distinct parts of the society, with increases seen in people born in Asia. Over the ten years from 2008 to 2017, across the population, the diagnosis rate per 100,000 people born in Australia remained steady, fluctuating between 3.5 and 3.2, while in people born in south-east Asia, it rose from 9.1 to 14.0. In 2017, the rate for men born in north-east Asia (which includes China and Korea) was 4.8 and for men born in southern and central Asia (which includes India) it was 4.4.

Turning specifically to absolute numbers of HIV diagnoses attributed to sex between men, they fell in Australian-born men from 407 to 319 diagnoses over the decade, while r

Rise in HIV rates among Asian-born queer men prompts contact for more services

An alarming trend in the rise of HIV among Asian gay men has prompted health and support services to call for expanded access to HIV-prevention drugs and more education programs targeting specific ethnicities.

Jimmy Chen had never been to a same-sex attracted club until he moved to Australia from Taiwan three years ago.

But a short-term relationship with a man changed his life last year.

After undergoing a routine three-monthly sexual health status inspect, the 24-year-old was diagnosed with HIV.

Source: SBS News



"At the beginning, I just felt bare and also I feel like I don't have any emotion going on in my mind," he told SBS News.

While far fewer Australian-born men are being diagnosed with HIV, new diagnoses for gay men born in Southeast Asia, living in Australia, rose sharply between 2014 and 2016.

There was also an increase among Northeast Asian-born men.

Data from New South Wales shows the alarming trend is continuing.

There were 29 per cent more new cases among overseas-born gay men in the first quarter of this year, compared to the previous five years.

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Broadening Australia’s HIV success: Ensuring equitable HIV outcomes for Asian-born gay men in Sydney 中文

中文 (Chinese translation) 

In July 2023, delegates at the International AIDS Conference in the Australian town of Brisbane heard that that Sydney, and Australia as a whole, is on track to becoming the first place in the world to virtually eliminate the transmission of HIV.

Australia’s HIV response approach has been characterised by longstanding bipartisanship and collective engagement since the 1980s and is now end to meeting the ’95-95-95’ AIDS targets, of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), which aims for 95 percent of all persons living with HIV knowing their status of whom 95 percent would be on antiretroviral therapy, with 95 percent of achieving viral suppression. In 2022, Australia achieved an estimated 96 percent, 92 percent and 98 percent respectively against these targets. The news was greeted with excitement and validated Australia’s collaborative approach.

However, closer analysis indicates a worrying gap: much of the steep decline of novel HIV notifications is concentrated among Australian-born men living in inner-city locations. Notif

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

  • Tiffany R. Phillips ,
  • Nicholas Medland,
  • Eric P. F. Chow,
  • Kate Maddaford,
  • Rebecca Wigan,
  • Christopher K. Fairley,
  • Jason J. Ong ,
  • Jade E. Bilardi
  • Tiffany R. Phillips, 
  • Nicholas Medland, 
  • Eric P. F. Chow, 
  • Kate Maddaford, 
  • Rebecca Wigan, 
  • Christopher K. Fairley, 
  • Jason J. Ong, 
  • Jade E. Bilardi

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Abstract

Asian-born gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) who are newly arrived in Australia are at a higher risk of acquiring HIV than Australian-born gbMSM. We used a social constructionist framework to scout HIV knowledge and prevention strategies used by newly-arrived Asian-born gbMSM. Twenty four Asian-born gbMSM, aged 20–34 years, attending Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, who arrived in Australia in the preceding five years, participated in semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Participants described hiding their sexual identities in their country of origin, particularly from family members, due to fear of judgement and discrimination resulting from exposure to