Bill O’Loughlin interviewed by Heather Rusden

The interviewee speaks of his Catholic family background; his sexuality and HIV positive diagnosis; first awareness of AIDS as a disease; early lack of HIV information; AIDS carer training; testing issue; gay lobby; political aspects of the disease; AIDS activism; contrast in Australian-American response to the disease; AIDS & developing countries; living with an HIV positive diagnosis; caring for friends with AIDS; AIDS counselling; safe sex practice; Grim Reaper campaign; AIDS & the media; suicide; euthanasia; informing his family of his positive status; compensation issue; People Living With AIDS groups; US HIV discrimination. • 1993 Feb. 13 • 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 198 min.)