HIV Brighton and Sussex Medical School – vibrant research programmes The Sexual Health and HIV Research Group within Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) supports a vibrant research programme focused on four interlinked research themes: HIV and sexually transmitted infections prevention and treatment; ageing and comorbidities; development of new models of care, By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV The Sussex Beacon – A Year In Review It has been a busy year for the Sussex Beacon, the Brighton-based charity supporting and caring for people living with HIV. The Beacon’s Inpatient Unit remains very much in demand, adapting to meet the changing needs of service users over the years. Meanwhile, its Community Services Team has been ex By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ choirs to come together for annual World AIDS Day Concert on Friday, December 1 Brighton & Hove has long had a vibrant and dynamic musical community from all across the city. The LGBTQ+ community contributes to this through its many groups and individual performers, from their own shows, participating in other shows and as soloist, from a chorus of 100 to drag queens, from chur By Contributor • 2 min read
Features & Longread Community HIV Specialist Services: community in action Community HIV Specialist Services (CHIVSS) provides care for people in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. People can be referred in by their clinic or self-refer. Primarily we provide clinical care in people’s homes and we also provide sign posting to other services and charity organisations. We regul By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Standing strong with More to Me than HIV More to Me than HIV is a grassroots community art initiative that aims to normalise people living with HIV through portraiture. We have nearly 30 people who have shown their faces publicly and shared the information that they are living with HIV. We have exhibited 24 large-scale portraits at Jubilee By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV Martin Fisher Foundation: working in partnership towards ZERO HIV stigma, ZERO new HIV infections and ZERO deaths from HIV The Martin Fisher Foundation (MFF) continues to work in partnership with other HIV organisations in Brighton & Hove towards ZERO HIV stigma, ZERO new HIV infections and ZERO deaths from HIV. Our aim, to work collaboratively and support shared HIV prevention and treatment goals across the city, is g By Contributor • 3 min read
HIV World AIDS Day: HIV Hour – the time is now! Perhaps one of this city’s best, (or depending on your view, worst), kept secrets, is that we host the only radio programme dedicated to people living with HIV, and it is also for people affected by HIV. Doesn’t that mean everyone? Yes, we think so. By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV A brilliant outlook – the new Lawson Unit Words by Zoe Adler and the Lawson Unit Team In June this year the Lawson Unit finally moved! After years of planning and numerous changes of date, we finally packed our bags, boxes, house plants and artwork and moved into our brand new purpose built clinic. The new clinic is situated on the sixth fl By Contributor • 2 min read
Health Leading the Charge: Herpes Cure Research Group aims for a better future In the realm of volunteer-driven advocacy, the Herpes Cure Research group has emerged as a powerful force dedicated to advancing the field of herpes simplex virus (HSV) research. By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV Heterosexual HIV diagnoses overtake those in gay and bisexual men for first time in Scotland since 2007 Last year in Scotland, 42% of all new HIV diagnoses were in heterosexuals, compared to 29% in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). By Contributor • 4 min read
Music ALL THAT JAZZ by Simon Adams Simon Adams reviews the hottest new jazz! By Contributor • 4 min read
Features & Longread Elska shares the bodies and voices of queer Istanbul, the “gayest city in the Muslim world” Inside, readers can get to know a cross-section of ordinary people from the LGBTQ+ community of what is claimed by many to be the gayest city in the Muslim world. By Contributor • 3 min read
