However, there was no shortage of information on sexual health in this clinic. Now onto a more serious aspect of visiting a HIV testing clinic, which is of course the information on offer about HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases – which for gay men can sometimes be wishy-washy due to the utter lack of LGBT sexual education on offer in our school system, which I personally find disgraceful and discriminatory. The staff I encountered couldn’t have been friendlier and I was immediately given all the information about the test I would be doing that day.Īfter a few minutes I was given a form to fill out which asked for personal information and sexual history, which the staff assured me would be kept confidential – they were exceptionally attentive and this was impressive to see given the high volumes of patients waiting to be tested. I was greeted by a few different staff members and the waiting room was almost full to capacity, which was both a daunting and pleasant surprise. The reality of my arrival to the clinic was the exact opposite of what I anticipated.
