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Robert Pearson: Newcastle HIV/AIDS activist audio
Robert Pearson's recollections of his life in Newcastle, his career as a dancer in Melbourne and as an HIV/AIDS activist in Newcastle from the 1990s. The interviewer is John Witte.
SummaryRobert studied dancing and worked full time as a clerk in an Insurance company in Newcastle in the 1970s. His career as a male dancer began with the Regmat dancers and then Regency Artists. He also danced at Pokeys, a drag club in St Kilda, Victoria. In the early 80s he also worked at the high profile gay "men's bar", the Laird Hotel in Melbourne. He was diagnosed HIV+ in 1988 and after the death of his partner, his brother brought him back to recover in Newcastle. Robert volunteered with Hunter HIV/AIDS support groups and describes what it was like caring when so many died of AIDS related diseases from the mid 1990s until today.
SubjectLGBTIQ historyAIDS activismHome careHomosexualityAIDS organisationsPersonRobert PearsonInterview logRobert Pearson: Newcastle HIV/AIDS activist interview logCreatorPearson, RobertWitte, JohnCollectionHunter Rainbow History GroupPlaceNewcastleMelbourneCopyright NoticeGeneral Use Cultural Collections Copyright
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