Cross-party group of MPs condemn the NHS for ‘failing’ people with HIV
A cross-party group of parliamentarians has condemned the NHS for “failing to meet the needs” of people living with HIV. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS counts over 150 MPs and peers...
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Do HIV-positive people need to go into strict self-isolation due to...
Experts have clarified whether HIV-positive people need to go into strict social isolation due to coronavirus, after people with “weakened immune systems” were urged to do so. On Monday, Public Health...
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Stop hooking-up for casual sex during coronavirus lockdown. Immediately
The UK’s national LGBT+ health adviser is urging people to stop hooking-up during the coronavirus lockdown – making clear that the only safe sex is with yourself or “someone within your household”. Dr...
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Government texts people with HIV to claim they’re at severe risk from...
The Government has been condemned for sending mass text messages to people with HIV that claim they’re at severe risk due to coronavirus. The messages, sent out to people living with HIV, incorrectly...
View ArticleThe UK could abolish its archaic ban on queer men donating blood as soon as...
The UK ban on sexually active queer men giving blood could be lifted after the release of a report in late 2020. The FAIR (For the Assessment of Individualised Risk) steering group was set up by the...
View ArticleHIV activists celebrate as Wales confirms life-saving HIV drug PrEP will be...
PrEP, the game changing HIV prevention drug, will be made freely available on the NHS in Wales, it has been confirmed. The once-a-day drug, which prevents people without HIV from acquiring the virus...
View ArticleFresh guidance on sex during coronavirus says no kissing, no face-to-face...
People should avoid kissing and face-to-face sexual positions to lower the risk of catching coronavirus during sex, says leading sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust. Masks should also be worn...
View ArticleMatt Hancock’s ‘kneejerk’ call to axe Public Health England could ‘risk a...
Following the announcement that Public Health England is to be replaced by a new National Institute for Health Protection, leading HIV and sexual health organisations have warned that the changes...
View ArticleGonorrhoea cases at their highest level since records began – with queer men...
Cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia all jumped in 2019, one of the British government’s top health bodies has revealed, alarming sexual health activists. Data recorded by Public Health England...
View ArticleWait for PrEP rollout finally over with cash injection to provide the HIV...
Vital funding details for the long-awaited rollout of PrEP, the HIV-preventative daily pill known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, were announced Friday (25 September) by the British government. The...
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Gareth Thomas reveals the insulting question you should never, ever ask...
In September 2019, the Welsh rugby star and TV personality Gareth Thomas revealed to the world that he was living with HIV. His hand forced by people threatening to out his HIV status, Thomas decided...
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Gay and bisexual men will finally be allowed to donate blood without...
The British government announced Monday (14 December) that it would bin the years-old partial ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood in what activists are seeing as a major stride for equality. New...
View ArticleMore than half of trans and non-binary people don’t feel in control of their...
More than half of trans and non-binary people don’t feel fully in control of their sex life, according to new research by the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity. Of the 200 trans, non-binary...
View ArticleIt’s a Sin and the iconic ‘La’ has already raised tens of thousands for HIV...
Philip Normal talks to Liam Beattie about the epic response to his charity t-shirt inspired by It’s a Sin and the £20,000 raised in 24 hours. Philip Normal is well known for his eye-catching t-shirts,...
View ArticleBoyz magazine editor whines he’s being ‘punished’ for ‘debating’ trans issues
The managing editor of gay lifestyle magazine Boyz has claimed that he is being “punished” for “debating” trans issues just weeks after he issued a grovelling apology for having done so. David Bridle...
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Straight people are much less likely to have ever been tested for HIV –...
Straight people are significantly less likely to have ever been tested for HIV, despite making up nearly four in 10 new cases. Polling by Terrence Higgins Trust to mark the start of HIV Testing Week...
View ArticleShigella is the STI you’ve probably never heard of – and it’s on the rise...
Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know about the STI you’ve never heard of… and how to deal with it. Shigella, a bacterium that causes dysentery, is a serious gut infection that can cause severe...
View ArticleMajor HIV charities demand Tories keep promise to finally end HIV epidemic by...
35 major HIV charities, LGBT+ groups and health bodies are urging the government to commit to fully funding its promise to end HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030. More than 1,000 days after committing...
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HIV activists slam Tory government’s continued ‘silence’ after Rishi Sunak’s...
The “clock is ticking” for the Tory government after Rishi Sunak failed to deliver on an increase to crucial HIV funding. Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer and thought to be the richest sitting...
View ArticleMajor party LGBT+ groups unite to demand Tories keep promise and finally end...
Each of the four major political parties’ LGBT+ groups have called on the government to “step up” to end HIV transmission in the UK by 2030. LGBT+ Conservatives, LGBT+ Labour, LGBT+ Liberal Democrats...
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Tory government’s long-awaited HIV Action Plan ‘isn’t enough on its own’ to...
HIV charities have tentatively welcomed the UK government’s HIV Action Plan, which sets out how England can end HIV transmission by 2030 – but some have said the plan doesn’t go far enough. The...
View ArticleSharp drop in new HIV cases due to people having less sex during COVID, data...
People changing their patterns of sexual behaviour because of COVID has led to a staggering drop in new HIV diagnoses, according to UK government data. On World AIDS Day 2021 (1 December), the UK...
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Tory government’s flagship LGBT+ conference left in tatters as even more...
The British government’s landmark LGBT+ conference has been thrown into jeopardy as at least 120 groups have pulled out. Described as the “first-ever global LGBT conference in London” by the...
View ArticleFounders of UK’s first HIV charity awarded OBEs in Queen’s birthday honours
The co-founders of the Terrence Higgins Trust have been awarded OBEs in the Queen’s jubilee birthday honours. Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler were awarded OBEs for services to charity and public...
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Elton John, Stephen Fry, Stonewall and more share tributes to Queen Elizabeth II
Leading political and cultural figures have paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after she died at the age of 96 after 70 years on the British throne. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the monarch died...
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World AIDS Day: The long, tragic and often-forgotten history of the...
On 3 July, 1981, The New York Times ran a story titled: “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals.” The article described how gay men were falling victim to Kaposi’s sarcoma in surprising numbers in both...
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England Lionesses Leah Williamson and Beth Mead among LGBTQ+ heroes on New...
Out and proud England Lionesses Leah Williamson, Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze have been included on the New Year Honours List 2023 following the team’s sensational victory at the Euros 2022 this summer....
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‘We were thrown out of a gay bar with our HIV leaflets’: How Terry Higgins’...
When Terry Higgins died in 1982, there wasn’t even a name for the disease he had been suffering from. Today, he’s synonymous with the fight against HIV. Terry was the first known person in Britain to...
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First HIV TV ad in 40 years will ‘tackle attitudes stuck in the 1980s’
The first HIV awareness TV advert to air in Scotland in 40 years aims to tackle ignorance and discrimination against people living with the virus. The advertising campaign, headed by the Terence...
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How I Kissed A Girl’s Dannii Minogue helped make groundbreaking queer TV: ‘It...
With a career spanning four decades, across TV, music, radio and fashion, Dannii Minogue is not someone you’d expect to get nervous. The Australian star has survived the tabloid circus of her time on...
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