Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
Est.
1979
Insurance insult
A gay Melbourne couple who were
forced to undergo blood and medical
tests as part of an application for
income protection insurance have
labelled the requirements ‘invasive’
and...
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Australia’s leading gay and lesbian newspaper
Est.
1979
Insurance insult
A gay Melbourne couple who were
forced to undergo blood and medical
tests as part of an application for
income protection insurance have
labelled the requirements ‘invasive’
and ‘insensitive’.
When Simon Mallia and Lee Milne
wanted to upgrade their insurance after
buying a second property, they were
shocked to read a question in their
application which asked if they had
“ever engaged in sexual activity with, or
worked as, a prostitute; or engaged in
anal sexual activity”.
After answering yes, they received
a separate confidential questionnaire
asking if they had ever used intravenous
drugs,hadasexuallytransmitteddisease
or practised safe sex.
Mallia and Milne have been in a 10year monogamous relationship, and
share custody of Milne’s two children.
The couple answered honestly that
they did not practise safe sex and were
then required to undergo blood and
medical tests.
Malliasaidheandhispartnerbecame
quite di
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