HIV New HIV Action Plan will be published by summer 2025, Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, has announced A new HIV Action Plan will be published by summer 2025, Andrew Gwynne MP, Minister for Public Health and Prevention, has announced. According to sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, an updated plan is “vital if we are to achieve the goal of ending new cases of HIV in England by 2030”. The By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Memorial Quilt Unveiled at National Museum of the Royal Navy, two years after ban on HIV+ personnel serving in Royal Navy was lifted A special exhibition of the Terrence Higgins Memorial Quilt has been unveiled at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. This poignant and powerful memorial quilt is dedicated to Terrence Higgins, who served in the Royal Navy from 1963 – 1968 and was the first named pe By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust launches survey with Marie Curie to explore experiences of palliative care support for people living with HIV Terrence Higgins Trust, Marie Curie, the Mary Stevens Hospice and University College London have launched a research study, approved by the UCL research ethics committee, to understand barriers and experiences of people living with HIV around planning for and receiving palliative and end of life car By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV National AIDS Trust reacts to latest HIV surveillance data, published by the UK Health Security Agency The latest HIV surveillance data for 2023, published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on October 1, shows that the number of heterosexual men and women newly diagnosed in England with HIV has increased by more than 30% since 2022. Diagnoses among heterosexual men rose by 36% (445 in 2022 to By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV HIV organisations react to NICE draft guidance not recommending use of two month-injectable PrEP NICE, the body which produces guidelines for which treatments are available within the NHS, has published draft guidance not recommending the use of the first available long-acting injectable form of PrEP, Cabotegravir. PrEP is medication which can be taken to prevent a person from acquiring HIV. Cu By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust responds to GP’s “false claims” on Tik Tok that HIV is transmissible through toilet roll Dr Sermed Mezher, a London GP, has posted a video on Tik Tok with misinformation that you can contract HIV and hepatitis from blood stained toilet roll, which has had over one million views. According to HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust, this is “extremely worrying as no-one has ever contracted HI By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Legends’ Erica Hann to run Lake Windemere for the Sussex Beacon before taking on the London Marathon in 2025 Erica Hann from Legends, one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, will have her running shoes on this weekend, as she does The Lap around the stunning Lake Windemere, all 47 miles of it! This run is part of her fundraising on behalf of local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon, which will culminate in Er By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Photo HIV HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust appoints leading UK Public Health expert, Professor Thomas Waite OBE, to board of trustees HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust has appointed Professor Thomas Waite OBE, currently Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England and a proud gay man, to their board of trustees. The appointment comes at a crucial time as there’s less than six years left to achieve the life-changing goal of ending new By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News HIV The Naked Truth to launch 2025 calendar and fundraise for Positive East on November 29 HIV The Naked Truth is a group of likeminded people with a mission to end HIV stigma through the arts, celebrating World AIDS Day on December 1. On November 29, the group will launch its 2025 calendar and raise funds for Positive East with Irish drag queen Drew Diva hosting live performances from Ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health “PrEP means I can enjoy sex without thinking about HIV” PrEP is a pill taken by HIV negative people that protects you against HIV. It has been a life-changer for me because it gives me confidence and lets me just enjoy sex. It’s important that we take our sexual health seriously. Not everyone feels like this though. Especially in the Black queer communit By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Only Madonna Can Judge Me”: RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bimini designs new T-shirt with profits going to support work of National AIDS Trust RuPaul’s Drag Race star Bimini has designed a new slogan T-shirt with profits going to support the work of National AIDS Trust to fight HIV stigma and end new transmissions. Available to purchase from Everpress, this collaboration, part of the National AIDS Trust’s #DragRaise campaign, is “a dream c By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Brave the Shave! Terrence Higgins Trust’s Big Shave Off at Charles Street Tap on August 29 After the success of Terrence Higgins Trust‘s Big Shave Off at Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London, the HIV charity is returning to Charles Street Tap, Brighton for an evening of amazing people braving the shave live on stage on Thursday, August 29. Overseen by fabulous host Son of a Tutu, professional By Graham Robson • 1 min read
