Trans and gender diverse people living with HIV

This project, funded by Living Positive Victoria, will help to improve services and programs for trans and gender diverse people living with HIV.

2025-2026

A study interviewing trans and gender diverse people about their experiences living with HIV, including experiences with health systems, social connection, and support.

This project is designed and conducted in collaboration with an advisory group of members of Living Positive Victoria, Equinox, and Transgender Victoria, and trans and gender diverse people living with HIV.

Findings will help improve understandings of the experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV and help improve HIV support services, including developing programs which support trans and gender diverse people at Living Positive Victoria and other services.

Report launch

Please join Living Positive and ARCSHS for the report launch:

Monday 15 June 3:30-5pm

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The experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV Cover of ‘The experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV’, by Percy Gurtler, Graham Brown, Tim Krulic and the TGD PLHIV Advisory Group, with a design of a curving striped ribbon in the colours of the trans flag, a red HIV/AIDS ribbon, and the logos of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University and Living Positive Victoria.

The experiences of trans and gender diverse people living with HIV in Australia, focusing on Victoria, and including experiences with health and support services, social connection, identity, and belonging.

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Funding and partners

This project is funded by Living Positive Victoria, and conducted in partnership with Transgender Victoria and Thorne Harbour Health's Equinox gender diverse health centre.

Ethics

This project has been approved by La Trobe University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HEC25086).

You can download our consent form (Word, 0.1MB) for more information.