Game-changing HIV drug trial makes gay icon of health minister Jillian Skinner

By Kate Aubusson
Updated June 6 2016 - 10:13am, first published May 25 2016 - 3:11pm
Tom Spillane is part of a PrEP trial to help stop the spread of new HIV infections. Photo: Ryan Stuart
Tom Spillane is part of a PrEP trial to help stop the spread of new HIV infections. Photo: Ryan Stuart
More than 1100 men are participating in Australia's largest clinical trial of PrEP drug Truvada. Photo: ACON
More than 1100 men are participating in Australia's largest clinical trial of PrEP drug Truvada. Photo: ACON
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has been called a "gay icon" as she championed the the trial. Photo: Peter Rae
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has been called a "gay icon" as she championed the the trial. Photo: Peter Rae

Talking about his sex life is not a comfortable prospect for Tom Spillane, but this anxiety pales in comparison to a gnawing fear that dogged him for much of his 20s.

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