Community News Westminster MPs highlight importance of HIV testing On Wednesday, November 30 2016, 19 MPs helped to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing, with eight taking an HIV test in Parliament. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News 13,500 people in UK live with undiagnosed HIV infection An estimated 101,200 people are living with HIV in the UK, according to new figures released today, World AIDS Day (WAD) by Public Health England (PHE). By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon join Brighton’s fundraising and remembrance events this World AIDS Day Staff and volunteers from The Sussex Beacon will be at Brighton train station between 7am and 4pm this World AIDS Day (December 1), handing out red ribbons and raising vital funds for local people living with HIV. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Community Works’ rep will ensure HIV community involved in local plans to reduce HIV to zero A Community Works’ representative will help to ensure that the HIV community is involved in plans for the city to work towards becoming the first UK city to reduce HIV to zero. The Council’s Health & Wellbeing Board have agreed to work towards the goal of zero new HIV infections, zero HIV related de By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Lunch Positive to screen HIV documentary tonight as part of World Aids Day events Lunch Positive will host a community screening of the moving HIV documentary We were here, tonight, Wednesday, November 30. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Brighton Kemptown MP says “HIV stigma: Not Retro, Just Wrong” World AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1, and this year Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is asking people to join the fight against HIV stigma. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread Gay Pride returns to Brazil’s Olympic city The Olympics may be over but the celebrations continue as Rio de Janeiro prepares to host its 21st LGBT+ Pride Parade. Rio de Janeiro is considered a top destination for LGBT travellers, voted in recent years as the most attractive gay destination in the world by tripoutgaytravel.com By Besi • 2 min read
Arts RadioReverb to broadcast HIV Happy Hour special for World AIDS Day on December 1 RadioReverb, Brighton’s community radio station, to broadcast special edition of their HIV Happy Hour radio show to support World Aids Day on Thursday December 1. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Celebrating the city’s dancers – Dance Active returns for a fifth year Dance Active, Brighton & Hove’s annual community dance platform, returns for a 5th year bringing 300 dancers to the stage for an evening of hip hop, flamenco, Charleston and much more. By Besi • 2 min read
Ivor Caplin Health Former Hove MP tells NHS to stop delay and save lives Ivor Caplin, calls for NHS to immediately prescribe PrEP to those at risk of catching HIV. The former Government Minister and MP for Hove was speaking at the ‘Perspectives and Perceptions of PrEP’ – an OUT @ University College London, World AIDS Day event tonight, November 28. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Norway provides free PrEP for those at risk of HIV While UK authorities drag their heels on a decision to make Prep available to people most at risk of acquiring HIV, Norway provides a stark contrast and agrees to fund the drug. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Case dropped against 30 positive gay men in Czech Republic HIV criminalisation case against HIV-positive men dropped, however consequences could deter people from testing in future. By Besi • 2 min read
