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Interview: Gray Sattler

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An interview with Gray Sattler recalling his early life in Newcastle and Sydney and his activism and career in the NSW response to HIV/AIDS and later as a HIV/AIDS bureaucrat in South East Asia for the United Nations.

SummaryGray Sattler grew up in Newcastle, and went to the University of Newcastle and the University of NSW. He left his studies at one point and became active in his trade union. He was also involved in the early days of Newcastle Gay Liberation and the lesbian and gay scene in Newcastle in the 1970s. When AIDS hit Sydney, Gray was involved in the trade unions' response to protect their members, as well as the gay community's response through organisations such as the AIDS Council of NSW (ACON). He has held positions or was employed by ACON, NSW Users and AIDS Association, the Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol (CEIDA), the AIDS Bureau and then later in his career, the Asian Harm Reduction Network (AHRN), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. SubjectLGBTIQ HistoryUnited Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeWorld Health Organisation Asian Harm Reduction NetworkAIDS Council of NSWCentre for Education and Information on Drugs and AlcoholNSW Users and AIDS Association AIDS BureauTelephone ExchangeFaark FamilyHIV/AIDSStar HotelNewcastle Gay LiberationUniversity of NewcastleMoratoriumInterview log20220111_Sattler_Gray_logEditedCreatorSattler, GrayWitte, John CollectionHunter Rainbow History Group Date Created11 January 2022Identifier20220111_Sattler_Gray

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Early life in Mayfield West, family. Post-war... 584 secs
Career plans with BHP and second thoughts abo... 1140 secs
Attended a Newcastle Gay Liberation meeting. ... 735 secs
The Newcastle Faark Family and Paul Cole and ... 1040 secs
Working as a telephonist and becoming active ... 1210 secs
The impact of the Acquired immunodeficiency s... 900 secs
Conflict between health bureaucrats and commu... 1530 secs
A HIV education and prevention strategy for d... 1260 secs
Burn out and going to SE Asia. The Asian Harm... 260 secs
Consultant for the WHO. A regional HIV drug s... 150 secs
Regional Advisor for the UNODC (United Nation... 350 secs
Now lives in Bangkok. 120 secs

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