SUMMER 2016 Issue19 man2man

ISSUE # 19: SUMMER 2016 FREE

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HEALTH WE ASK

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RISK AVOIDANCE

Editor, Andrew Lambourn

ou have picked up a copy of Man 2 Man issue 19, Summer edition! It’s 2016, and Tassie Yhas been churning out some beautiful weather recently. It’s a great time of year to get active with colleagues, family, and on the beach with buddies!

Thanks for your interest in our magazine, we think you’ll find some useful bits and pieces in this edition.

We’ve summarised some research about MSM using avoidance as a means to prevent HIV transmission, and also about emerging patterns in the MSM relationships. You can read about NSW plans to eliminate HIV by 2020, and you can follow some research that TasCAHRD is doing in collaboration with the UNSW CSRH about the barriers to HIV prevention in Tasmania. If you are interested in participating, drop us a line! You can also inform yourself about the latest access to HepC medicines. Finally there are some pics of what happened on World Aids Day and some ads for what coming up with our colleague organisations across the state.

Do you have an idea for this mag? Drop us a line at projects@ tascahrd.org.au. Especially if you would like to contribute an article, a story, a special event or some pix. We like to be challenged so don’t hold back.

Wishing everyone a safe and savvy 2016! Be on the lookout for our ads on the back of busses across Tassie – we are spreading the message that it is Time to Test. Testing is sexy – when you know your HIV and other STI status, you can play with confidence – now that is sexy.

EDITOR - MATT ANNING

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY

This publication is an initiative of the Health Promotion Program at the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases, (TasCAHRD).

Views expressed in Man2Man are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of TasCAHRD. Phone: 03 6234 1242 Email: projects@tascahrd.org.au Post: GPO Box 595 Hobart Tasmania 7001 Web: Tascahd.org.au Facebook: Man2ManTas

Editor: Matt Anning Contributors: Andrew Badcock Sarah Guinevere Heald Our colleagues at TasCAHRD and Working It Out Design & Layout: Ede Magnussen Printing courtesy of: Xerox Hobart

Would you like to see your business or service advertised in this mag? Contact TasCAHRD for rates – projects@tascahrd.org.au.

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TASPRIDE FESTIVE FUN A

s 2015 draws to a close there is a flurry of community events around the state from parades to quiz nights. Taspride has once again delivered an outstanding annual festival. Launched on Saturday October 31, 2015, at the Hobart town hall where the honourable Professor Kate Warner Governor of Tasmania and Hobart lord mayor Sue Hickey raised the rainbow flag over Hobart.

This year the theme was “somewhere over the rainbow”, and we kicked off with a sunset cruise on the Derwent River. The festival started with a real bang with a pod of dolphins delighting and entertaining guests between shows from Tasmania’s starlet “Miz Ima Star”. The ten day long festival continued with knock out events and parties.

The Tasmanian community came together to parade through Hobart, joined for the first time by members of Tasmania police including new police cadets.

Followed by a week packed full of events of fun events state wide the festival was once again joined by the diversity street party held in Launceston. In just its second year the diversity street party has become one of the festival corner stones featuring drag kings and queens, DJs and street performers and a wide variety of stalls.

The Taspride team has a wide variety of events thru out 2016. Taspride will be bringing you our annual picnic held at

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Parliament St oval on Sunday February 28th from 12 noon till 4pm. There will be lots of games, music and food featuring our annual pet parade.

On June 12th the annual QUEENS BALL will once again delight party goers. Held at the Hobart icon Hotel SOHO from 9pm till the sun comes up. Featuring some of Australia’s top drag queens and DJ talent. Spread over two levels with two stages and 4 bars this will be an event not to be missed.

October 29th will see the return of the annual Taspride Halloween Party held at flamingos dance bar this will be an evening of delights and frights.

2016 will also see Tasmania taking part in one of Australia’s biggest annual events the Sydney Mardi Gras parade with the float DEVILISHLY TASMANIAN. A contingent of Tasmanian participants from all over the state will dance their way up Oxford St on Saturday March 5th to delight the crowd of onlookers. This will be the first time in eight years Tasmania has had a float in this iconic event to the delight of participants, so why not come along and join the fun. If you are interested contact our float coordinator Vincent bound on 0404385640 or by email at vincent_bound@yahoo.com.au.

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New Ways to do Relationships The Kirby institute recently released research investigating gay and bi men’s relationships. 4215 men

participated in a survey, and there were some interesting results.

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sought to capture the ways gay and bi men’s relationships are different from their hetero counterparts, and the results suggest that we might think differently about these relationships when we refer to them in our day to day conversations.

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There were two take away points for me. First, they explain that up

until now, researchers look at gay and bi men’s relationships through the lens of HIV transmission. That’s not surprising, because this group is by far the highest risk groups for HIV. On the other hand, it’s a welcome change to look at the nature of our relationships with a more open mind.

Second, while gay and bi men sometimes pursue monogamous relationships, it was revealing to read that many of these relationships eventually open up in some form or other, and that the boundaries of the relationships are often renegotiated.

Maybe it shouldn’t be surprising to find that gay and bi men do relationships differently. After all, it is far less common in MSM (men who have sex with men) relationships that there are children.

But it might be surprising to hear that the results of this survey challenge some of the ways that we talk about MSM relationships in general. For example, it is not enough to limit the status of a gay or bi partner to the binary of ‘regular’ or ‘casual’. The data shows that there are many combinations of people paring up for sex, including monogamous A Health & Lifestyle Resource for Men in2 Men

partners (serial or otherwise), and men who have a main partner plus one, two or three other lovers. To varying degrees, your lovers know (and sleep with) your other boyfriends, fuck buddies, friends with benefits, and so on. Yep, it’s complicated.

One easily identifiable outcome – the

nature of MSM relationships can, and do change, and the nature of these changes seem to be up for negotiation. So, whether we are monogamous now, exclusive, or mostly closed, but open to friends with benefits, or open but with restrictions, whether we talk about who else we sleep with or whether we bring them home to share with our regulars, all of this is up for grabs. The data suggests that monogamy is much less of a goal than most people might think. But it is also not entirely out of the picture either.

Nice to know that this stood out as a top priority for participants in all their relationships: being able to trust each other with a mutual, emotional commitment for the future.

To read the full article, go to the Kirby institute: www.kirby.unsw.edu.au/news and look for this article uploaded Nov 11.

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Landmark HIV prevention trial aims to virtually eliminate new infections in NSW by 2020 New South Wales will host a landmark clinical trial, led by researchers from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Australia, designed to reduce new HIV infections to half the present rate within two years and to virtually eliminate HIV transmission by 2020.

The NSW Minister for Health, the Hon. Jillian Skinner, chose World AIDS Day to launch the EPIC-NSW trial (Expanded PrEP Implementation in Communities), which has the potential to change the face of HIV transmission in NSW. The trial is the first of its kind to combine rapid roll-out with populationlevel monitoring.

The trial will see HIV negative people at high risk of HIV infection given a daily dose of medication currently being used as a component of standard HIV treatment in Australia. This strategy is called PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis. A growing number of international clinical trials have established PrEP to be highly effective at preventing HIV infection among high-risk people.

“This trial presents an exciting opportunity to dramatically reduce HIV diagnoses in New South Wales,” said Professor David Cooper, Director of the Kirby Institute and Principal Investigator on the trial. “Rapid enrolment, high coverage and precision targeting are crucial to the success of this trial and if done properly, it will bring about the rapid reduction of HIV transmission in NSW, and the virtual elimination of new HIV infections by 2020.”

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NSW will become the first state in Australia to implement such a rapid and large-scale trial of this HIV prevention strategy.

3700 high-risk, mostly gay and bisexual men will be enrolled through the state-wide network of public sexual health clinics and selected GP practices, potentially preventing almost 150 new HIV infections in these men over a one-year period.

EPIC-NSW brings together leaders from research, community, industry and public health sectors and if successful, will pave the way for the widespread use of PrEP.

“New South Wales has a strong track record in the response to HIV, and this trial sets us up to continue the success story,” said Professor Cooper. “New South Wales Health have committed crucial resources and drawn together key partners. I’m excited to be working with ACON, Positive Life NSW and ASHM. It is this partnership approach that is the principal strength of this trial.”

This announcement comes amidst growing calls from gay and bisexual communities to increase access to PrEP in Australia.

“PrEP is a game-changing, biomedical strategy for gay and bisexual men to protect themselves from the risk of HIV infection,” said Professor Andrew Grulich, head of the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention program at the Kirby Institute. “But PrEP does not protect against other STIs, so it is still important to use condoms and to have regular screening for STIs.”

This trial is sponsored by the Kirby Institute at UNSW Australia. A significant proportion of treatment for the trial has been provided by Gilead Sciences.

Recruitment is expected to commence by Mardi Gras 2016.

Further information about the trial can be found at: www.endinghiv.org.au/nsw/epic

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WORLD AIDS DAY 2015

World Aids Day (WAD)

is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. WAD was the first ever global health day, held for the first time in 1988.

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the Tasmanian Council on Aids, Hepatitis and Related Diseases has been organising WAD every year. This year it coincided with TasCAHRD’s 30th anniversary celebrations, so WAD 2015 took on a very special meaning for many people who have been involved with our organisation over the years.

For the first time ever parliament house was illuminated in red thanks to generous corporate support. The railway fountain too was lit in red again to mark the occasion.

On November 29th we held a Hollywood Glamour cocktail party as a tribute to Rock Hudson, the first celebrity who died of AIDS in 1985, 30 years ago. Elizabeth Taylor herself made an appearance and got married off to A Health & Lifestyle Resource for Men in2 Men

administered by TasCAHRD and is funded through various community activities including Red Ribbon sales during AIDS Awareness Week and private donations. ASF offers financial assistance to people living with or directly affected by HIV/AIDS who are experiencing economic hardship. ASF is the only emergency relief program for people living with HIV in Tasmania. You can find out more at www.tascahrd.org.au Source: TasCAHRD the highest bidder several times throughout the night. Other performances included Barry Bothways and Layla Mann, the Tasmanian finalist of the 2016 Drag Nation competition.

Everybody had a great night with many fantastic prizes and auction items including tickets to the sold out Elton John concert in Melbourne.

On Monday, November 30th, the Tasmanian Governor, her Excellency, professor the honourable Kate Warner AM, TasCAHRD’s patron, invited us into her home and held a reception at government house to mark the occasion. It was a very special and moving event that touched on the history of TasCAHRD, members of the community that have been lost to AIDS and celebrated the resilience and strength of the organisation throughout the years and into the future. Just after all guests had left, this photo was taken – what a great stamp of approval by mother nature of who we are and what TasCAHRD has achieved.

The next day, we were out and about for our annual street collection. All money raised during WAD in Tasmania goes to the Andrew Shaw Foundation. Andrew Shaw was the first Tasmanian to die of an AIDS related illness in 1987. In Andrew's memory TasCAHRD and his family established the Andrew Shaw Foundation (ASF). The foundation is A Health & Lifestyle Resource for Men in2 Men

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Barriers to HIV prevention and care in Tasmania

Researchers at the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Australia and the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (TasCAHRD) are seeking volunteers to learn about barriers to HIV prevention and care among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Tasmania.

Would the research project be a good fit for me?

The study might be a good fit for you if you:

• Identify as a gay or bisexual man, or have had sex with another man in the past 5 years.

• Are at least 18 years of age.

• Currently live in Tasmania.

What would happen if I took part in the research project?

If you decide to take part you will be interviewed about your experiences of accessing HIV testing, treatment and sexual health services in Tasmania. This interview will take around 60 minutes.

Will I be paid to take part in the research project?

You will be reimbursed $30 cash for any out-of-pocket expenses associated with participating in the research.

Who do I contact if I want more information or want to take part in the study?

If you would like more information or are interested in being part of the study please contact: Name: Matt Email: projects@tascahrd.org.au Phone: 03 6234 1242

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New research project on barriers to HIV prevention, testing and care in Tasmania In 2014, the Gay Community Periodic

Surveys were introduced for the first time in Tasmania. These surveys have been conducted across Australia for almost two decades, and provide important information about sexual practices and HIV testing that inform Australia’s response to HIV. The survey was led by the Centre for Social Research in Health (CSRH) at UNSW Australia, in collaboration with the Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis and Related Diseases (TasCAHRD).

The findings of the survey showed that many gay men in Tasmania have never been tested for HIV despite reporting high rates of condomless sex with casual partners, the main transmission route for HIV in Australia. This suggests that there may low levels of awareness of risks for HIV or difficulties in accessing HIV prevention, testing and treatment among gay men in Tasmania.

Building on these research findings, TasCAHRD and UNSW CSRH decided to examine barriers and incentives to HIV testing, prevention and treatment among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Tasmania. This new project is funded by the Tasmanian Government’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and

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Intersex (LGBTI) Grants Program.

Staff from TasCAHRD will conduct interviews with Tasmanian gay and bisexual men focusing on their experiences of being gay and bisexual and accessing health services.

The interviews will explore experiences of accessing HIV testing, prevention and treatment as well as sexual health services in Tasmania. There will be a particular focus on understanding experiences of stigma and discrimination encountered by gay and bisexual men and how these impact on men’s capacity to seek help and advice.

The findings will be used by HIV and LGBTI organisations to address barriers to accessing HIV prevention and care among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Tasmania.

You can participate in the project if you are a gay or bisexual man who lives in Tasmania, or have had sex with another man in the past 5 years. We are interested in hearing the experiences of both HIV-negative and HIV-positive men.

If you would like more information or would like to enquire about participating, please contact TasCAHRD by calling 6234 1242 or on email to projects@tascahrd.org.au.

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Thinking about avoidance and discrimination

An out, tattooed, questioning muscle stud is

walking down the street. Someone approaching quickly reverts their gaze to the ground, and makes to cross the road. Another person walks past from behind and mutters something about keeping your kind locked up. The stud wasn’t sure what 14

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status). Some recent research (contact TasCAHRD for details) gives evidence that HIV negative gay men use avoidance tactics as their approach to the prevention of HIV transmission. Is that so bad?

Maybe any attempt to avoid HIV transmission is laudable. But I couldn’t help imagining this as a kind of friendly fire – if you have ever been avoided on account of identifying as something unusual, you’ll know it can feel like rejection.

Avoidance is rarely a flattering personality trait.

Don’t you just want to shake your friends when their fear based motivations stop them from doing anything? I don’t feel like going out, I’m feeling fat.

I’m not going to apply for that job, because they might reject me. Don’t ask me to come with you to mardi gras, you know I don’t like crowded places, and I can’t dance. Boring! Even worse, I don’t want to hang out with him because he makes me feel bad about myself. In any case, avoidance is unsexy.

You ain’t got nuthin’ if you don’t go out and get it.

Unless everyone brings it to you, of course, you princess.

ejaculation with someone whose background he doesn’t know. Good call. (How do you ensure someone’s negative status at such heightened states of arousal - that is another question – get tested early guys!). If on the other hand, your motivation is tribe building, communication, networking, fraternising, finding out who is out there in the world, then maybe it is possible to imagine strategies for maintaining self-possession and manage the variety in the onslaught with confidence, instead of engaging avoidance and crossing to the other side of the road, where you won’t even know what you are missing out on.

Challenge yourself – go naked swimming, try

a threesome, hang out with people you wouldn’t normally expect to, enter the mardi gras parade as an out, tattooed, questioning muscle stud. It is increasingly well known that we find ourselves a little more each time we step outside the square we know as ourselves.

It is difficult to overlook sex as the motivating force where we find gay and bi men trying to meet each other. Brain chemists know that we think we are looking for relationships, security, companionship etc. (and those things are indeed important in our universes), but the longing for relationship may often a misinterpretation of the chemistry which tells us that our bodies are longing for sex. It takes a kind of neosavvy to be a gay man and be able to navigate the onslaught of mixed messages about what we say we are looking for in gay dating forums, for example. Hung, top, bottom, vers, geek, bear, otter, poz, trans, muscle, jock, wait, did someone say poz?

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Working It Out tasmania's gender, sexuality and intersex status support and education service We are a unique, specialist Tasmanian service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, gender nonbinary and Intersex people and their families.

We support people negotiating and exploring their sexuality, gender identity or intersex status, and their families. We facilitate: zz zz zz zz zz zz zz

Free and confidential individual direct support Support groups for young people, adults, parents and people exploring their gender identity Student education and support in schools Training in workplaces Information for the wider community Policy development with government agencies Partnership projects with mainstream services and LGBTI organisations

Contact us for further information about our individual direct support, peer support groups in your area or details about our projects.

www.workingitout.org.au www.beingproud.org.au www.facebook.com/workingitoutinc

Our projects Silver Rainbow LGBTI Aged Care Training. Supporting aged care service providers to be LGBTI inclusive. Delivered in conjunction with TasCAHRD. A Health & Lifestyle Resource for Men in2 Men

MindOUT!

Tasmania. Community capacity building with mental health professionals and service providers.

Safe Schools Coalition Tasmania.

Helping schools provide a safe space for sexuality, gender diverse and intersex students.

Live Loud Community Research Project. A peer research project exploring

the experience of trans, non-binary and gender diverse Tasmanians, their friends and families.

The Dorothies Awards.

In 2016 the annual Dorothies Awards will be open to Ageing and Aged Care Community Services for excellence in LGBTI inclusion. Contact WIO for a nomination form and further details.

Useful Services and Websites QLife

operates a free national phone counselling service for LGBTI people from 5:30pm to 10:30pm, 7 days a week. You can talk to someone on the phone by calling 1800 184 527 or chat with a qualified person online. http://www.qlife.org.au

SignPost is a website resource that provides

up to date information on LGBTI services, particularly in the North West of Tasmania: http://www.signpost.org.au

Gender Help for Parents

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Services Directory STATEWIDE

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Anti-discrimination Commission Assists in pursuing claims of discrimination on grounds of sexuality, gender identity etc. www.equalopportunity.tas.gov.au

Family Planning Tasmania 421Main Road, Glenorchy P: 03 6273 9117 Mon-Tue & Fri9:00am-5pm;Thur 9:00am-6:30pm http://www.fpt.asn.au Provides free and confidential sexual health care to people of all ages. Services include: contraception, pregnancy counselling, sexual health checks, pap smears, information and referral.

Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Confidential peer-based telephone counselling, information & referral service specifically for the GLBTI communities of Victoria & Tasmania. P: 1800 184 527 www.switchboard.org.au Scarlet Alliance Sex Worker Outreach Project. www.scarletalliance.org au Sexual Health Service Counselling, support, referrals & STI & HIV testing.

P: 1800 675 859 (Free call) E:sexual.health@dhhs.tas.gov.au TasCAHRD Tasmanian Council on AIDS, Hepatitis & Related Diseases.

P: 1800 005 900 (FreecallInformation,9am - 5pm) www.tascahrd.org.au Tasmanian Gay & Lesbian Rights Group (TGLRG) A community-based organisation campaigning for LGBTI human rights in Tasmania. Stall at the Salamanca Market every Saturday. www.tglrg.org Tas Police LGBTI Liaison Officers P: (03) 6230 2111(Hobart) P: (03) 6336 7000 (Launceston) P: (03) 6434 5211(North West) www.police.tas.gov.au TasPride Dedicated to celebrating & uniting the Tasmanian GLBTI community as well as bringing you the annual TasPride Festival. www.taspride.com Working It Out Tasmania's sexuality & gender support & education service which also provides counselling & support for LGBTI Tasmanians, their friends & family. www.workingitout.org.au 18

Sexual Health Service 60 Collins St, Hobart P: 03 6233 3557 or Toll Free: 1800 675 859 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm. Clinic times may vary. http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/ sexual health/sexuaI_health_ service_ tasmania Free and confidential counselling and medical appointments for any issues concerning sexual health.

Anglicare NSP Hobart 18 Watchorn St, Hobart P: 1800 243 232 Mon – Fri 12.30 am – 4.30 pm The NSP provides free clean, sterile equipment, information, education, support and referrals to people who access the service. A 24 hr vending machine is located at the lower section of the building. There is a $2 fee for this service.

Nufit (Anglicare NSP) Glenorchy 436 Main Rd Glenorchy P: 1800 243 232 Mon – Fri 10:00 am – 4:30 pm Nufit is an NSP which provides clean, sterile equipment, information, education, support and referrals.

The Link Youth Health Service and Head Space 57 Liverpool St, Hobart P: 03 6231 2927 Mon – Fri 9.:00 am - 5:00 pm http://www.thelink.org.au The Link offers free counselling. case management, support, information and referrals for young people aged 12-24 in regards to mental health, alcohol and drugs, sexual health and family planning. Outreach is also available. Free condoms and an NSP is also available for people aged 12-24.

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Hobart Community Legal Service Provides advice and representation to clients in areas such as: discrimination law, employment law, consumer credit, Centrelink disputes, and child support. They offer free evening information sessions at the Hobart office on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm, where volunteer solicitors give information on all legal areas.

Mon-Thur 9am-5pm; Fri 9am-lpm www.hobartlegal.org.au Appointments are required for some services, ring ahead to find out.

166 Macquarie Street, Hobart P: 03 6223 2500 7 Station Lane, Sorell P: 03 6265 1911 Shop 3, Covehill Fair, Bridgewater P: 03 6263 4755 Flamingos Dance Bar Tasmania's weekly dub committed to providing a tolerant, safe, informative and fun environment for people of alternative sexualities and their friends to be able to enjoy themselves and socialize in a non threatening environment. www.flamingosbar.com

NORTHERN Shield Uniting & Supporting Northern Tasmanian LGBTI youth www.shieldtasmania.org Launceston - Family Planning Tasmania 269 Wellington St, Launceston P: 03 6343 4566 Mon-Fri 9:00 am – 5:00 pm http://www.fpt.asn.au Provides free and confidential sexual health care to people of all ages. Services include: contraception, pregnancy counselling, sexual health checks, pap smears, information and referral.

Launceston - Sexual Health Service 42 Canning St, Launceston P: 03 6336 2216 or Toll Free: 1800 675 859 Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:00 pm. Clinic times may vary. www.dhhs.tas.gov.au Free and confidential counselling and medical appointments for any issues concerning sexual health.

If you notice any details that are out of date in these listings or if you would like to add your details here, please call us on 03 6234 1242

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Burnie - Family Planning Tasmania 1 Pine Ave, Upper Burnie P: 03 6431 7692 Mon, Wed & Thur 9:00 am-4:30 pm www.fpt.asn au Provides free and confidential sexual health care to people of all ages. Services include: contraception, pregnancy counselling, sexual health checks, pap smears, information and referral.

Burnie - Sexual Health Service 11 Jones St, Burnie P: 03 6434 6315 or Toll Free: 1800 675 859 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm. Clinic times may vary. www.dhhs.tas.gov.au Free and confidential counselling and medical appointments for any issues concerning sexual health.

Devonport - Sexual Health Service 23 Steele St, Devon port P: 03 6421 7759 or Toll Free: 1800 675 859 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm. Clinic times may vary.

Free and confidential counselling and medical appointments for any issues concerning sexual health.

NSP Salvation Army Building 111 Elizabeth St, Launceston P: 03 63316760 Mon-Fri 8:30am-3:00pm This is the only primary NSP in Northern Tasmania. The service provides non judgemental clean, ster access the service.

EAST COAST East Coast Queer life Support (ECQLS) North East support association coordinating & providing services & social activities for GLBTI people.

Call Peter on 0467 000 748, or email ecqls.tas@gmail.com GAY-FRIENDLY CAFES OS Coffee House, Red Velvet Lounge, Fleurty's Cafe, Restaurant Waterloo, Citrus Moon Cafe, Lebrina, Kusinat, Republic Bar, Criterion cafe, Sirens, Lansdowne cafe, Retro cafe, Machine Laundry Cafe, Jackman and McCross, Magnolia Cafe, Groovy Penguin, Fresh on Charles, Deloraine Deli, O'Keefe's Hotel, Stonies Fifties cafe, Fitzpatrick's Inn, The King of Burnie Hotel, Around The Corner cafe, Tasmania Inn, Hotel SOHO, Hot Mothers Cafe, Restaurant Red, Pickled Evenings Indian Restaurant, Cafe Bozzey.

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