Based on extensive oral histories, this volume explores Australia's 1980s and 1990s world of hospital-based AIDS care. Fela is interested in the groundbreaking aspects of this movement, which was shaped by the strong demand by queer communities for involvement in all aspects of care and treatment. Fela is interested in how things changed through this process, and the role of individuals, AIDS Councils and unions in achieving that.
Fela brings the varied stories to life - from the significant number of queer nurses (more likely, Fela warns us, to participate in the project) to nurses who met their first gay man on the job.  Most unforgettable is Aunty Gracelyn Smallwood, whose detirmination to make a difference, courage to speak truth to power and sheer hard work were probably decisive in avoiding high infection rates in Aboriginal communities.
This has been strongly recommended to me by many people, who noted the depth of emotion that Fela is able to tap into in writing these stories. I think the book's impact is also in that it recognises the kinds of achievements that are made steadily, whose significance may not be apparent until well after the fact.