Abstract
The Canberra Gay Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men. Participants are recruited from gay venues and community events. The major aim of the survey is to provide data on sexual, drug use and testing practices related to the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections (STIs) among gay men. From its start in 2000, the project has been funded by ACT Health and coordinated by the AIDS Action Council of the ACT. In the 2013 survey, the sixth conducted in Canberra, 173 men were recruited from the Canberra springOUT Festival Fair Day, gay social venues and a sex-on-premises venue.