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Melbourne is arguably the fisting capital of the Southern Hemisphere with a long and proud history of experienced practitioners, play parties and willing pupils.

Club 80's ZONE:RED recently celebrated its first anniversary and organiser Warrick Emanuel joins Dean to discuss this increasingly popular monthly event.

By sheer coincidence this conversation aired on 21st of October, International Fisting Day, now in its fifth year.

Mannhaus' "Lend a hand" fisting introduction seminar return on 9 December so be sure to book early, they alway sell out.

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How has the conversation in the heat of passion changed with the arrival of PrEP?

Andrew and Tim chat with man about town Phil about his experience as a PrEP user and how his conversations have changed significantly, no matter what the HIV status is.

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Way back in 2010, TIME Magazine’s cover story reported ‘PrEP Works’.  Study after research study has delivered conclusive results that if taken correctly and as part of a total sexual health and wellbeing regime, HIV negative people who take PrEP can safely protect themselves from becoming HIV positive.

In Australia PrEP is yet to be approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, but some gay men here are already importing it from overseas.

Local HIV organisations continue to advocate for PrEP to be made available to gay men in Australia however it’s the Federal Government’s inability to keep in line with international medical and scientific developments that recently resulted in activists erecting posters throughout Melbourne’s CBD aimed at highlighting the Health Minister’s inaction.

World renowned San Francisco based HIV expert Professor Robert Grant recently toured Australia delivering a series of community forums about PrEP.  Professor Grant led the largest international study on PrEP involving Gay men and has revolutionised HIV prevention in San Francisco, witnessing new infections fall to the lowest numbers since the start of the epidemic.

In 2012, Professor Bob Grant was named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world due to his ground breaking research into PrEP.

Dean Beck was lucky enough to interview Professor Grant and in this special PrEP NOW edition of Word For Word we have included the forum presentation with thanks to The Victorian AIDS Council (VAC) and the Australasian Society of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Medicine (ASHM).  You can find out more about PrEP from the VAC.

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For over ten years our guest Tony Walsh dealt with the impact of dementia on his partner Paul. Tony chats with Andrew and Tim about his experiences navigating the aged care system as a gay man and the importance of intimacy and sex to their relationship through to the end.

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