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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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The long, tragic and often-forgotten history of the devastating AIDS epidemic
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 New...
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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...
View ArticleNew STI diagnosed every 70 seconds in England as cases of gonorrhoea and...
Sexual health organisations are calling on Boris Johnson to urgently address a nationwide STI boom as England experiences the highest rates of syphilis since World War II. An eye-opening new report...
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Government ‘entirely unclear’ on how it will keep promise to deliver PrEP in...
The UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity has questioned the government’s readiness to deliver PrEP in England by April as it has promised. The drug known as PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) is the...
View ArticleCross-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...
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