Queering the Canon examines queer autobiography written in Australia since the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. It charts the evolution in HIV/AIDS discourse from a narrative of illness and death to one that describes the possibility of living with an HIV+ diagnosis, to being able to live with AIDS. Queering the Canon’s nine autobiographies speak to the emergence, understanding, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Australia. This book is essential reading for those interested in a personal response to the epidemic and to those who believe that knowing our history informs our present. The stories in Queering the Canon collectively write the history of a generation and hence describe a minor literature, a minority discourse.
Early detection is a significant element in stepping up the pace to combat the disease. Thus Queering the Canon matters to the whole community, particularly to younger members of the LGBTI community who may be fearful or complacent about HIV/AIDS. Queering the Canon challenges everyone to know their HIV sero-status and to become aware of those who paved the way to today’s positive treatment scenarios and longer life outcomes.
Early detection is a significant element in stepping up the pace to combat the disease. Thus Queering the Canon matters to the whole community, particularly to younger members of the LGBTI community who may be fearful or complacent about HIV/AIDS. Queering the Canon challenges everyone to know their HIV sero-status and to become aware of those who paved the way to today’s positive treatment scenarios and longer life outcomes.
