Health New fund established to reduce sexual health inequalities across England The UKHSA Mpox and Sexual Health (STI and HIV) Outreach and Engagement Activity Fund will provide up to £30,000 funding to community-based, voluntary sector organisations to develop and deliver work to address inequalities in affected LGBTQ+ groups. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health New Year’s Honours double celebration for Terrence Higgins Trust In the New Year’s Honours, Ian Green, CEO of HIV/sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), has received an OBE for services to charity and public health, while Lieutenant Commander Oliver Brown has been awarded an MBE in recognition of his work to overturn the outdated ban on HIV positive By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon launches Winter Meal Appeal The Sussex Beacon provides over 10,000 free meals a year to those who use their services. Thats roughly 28 meals a day, every day, all year! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s Cover-Up HIV Memorial Quilt to go on display The Cover-Up Quilt Project is an Arts Council-funded community art project, led by Garry Jones, which features 40 quilt panels each of which signify a historic moment or memory – locally, nationally or internationally – in the 40 years since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Lunch Positive Community News Local HIV charity Lunch Positive announces new project – Tuesday HIV Warm Hub Drop-In The Tuesday HIV Warm Hub Drop-In is a comfortable warm space with a hearty meal and take away food served, advice & information given and help with heating and staying warm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Cheddar Gorgeous raffles iconic Drag Race runway outfit for HIV charities Terrence Higgins Trust and George House Trust Cheddar Gorgeous, star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season four and George House Trust ambassador, is currently raffling their iconic ‘pink triangle’ look. All proceeds will go to HIV charities George House Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) in support of vital work supporting HIV positive people an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Nick Ford Photography Community News Lunch Positive “overjoyed” to receive prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service At a special ceremony on Friday, December 2, HIV charity Lunch Positive received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham unveils HIV & AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day On World AIDS Day – Thursday, December 1 – the Birmingham community came together in Hippodrome Square to witness the unveiling of the city’s HIV & AIDS Memorial sculpture, almost two years after the idea was born from artist Garry Jones. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
HIV Data reveals HIV transmission continues to decline, but Covid-19 pandemic slows progress towards elimination The latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on World AIDS Day has revealed that new HIV diagnoses in England fell by nearly a third between 2019 and 2021 (from 2,986 to 2,023). By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Lunch Positive volunteers Health ‘It’s community – not clinical’: Gary Pargeter reflects on 13 years of local HIV charity Lunch Positive Lunch Positive is one of 244 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups in the UK to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this year By Contributor • 3 min read
Features & Longread World AIDS Day Partnership: remembrance and solidarity This year the Community World AIDS Day Partnership has again been working hard to bring together the annual Candlelight Vigil and Reading of Names of people locally who have died with HIV. By Gary Pargeter • 3 min read
Features & Longread Positive mental health. One man’s HIV journey ‘We all have a part to play in this, no matter which community you belong to. In 2022, people living with HIV shouldn’t need to justify their existence, explain their condition or prove their viral load results.’ By Contributor • 2 min read
