HIV Sir Keir Starmer takes part in National HIV Testing Week, becoming the first serving Prime Minister and G7 leader to take a public HIV test In support of National HIV Testing Week, Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has undertaken a public rapid HIV home test, becoming the first serving British Prime Minister and G7 leader to take a public test on camera. Joined by Terrence Higgins Trust patron Beverley Knight, the Prime Minister took a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV To mark National HIV Testing Week, Andrea Leadsom and Angela Rayner join 40 MPs testing for HIV Health Minister Andrea Leadsom MP, Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner MP and 40 other MPs have tested for HIV to show how quick and easy it is and encourage others to do the same during National HIV Testing Week (until 11 February). A host of cross-party MPs got tested including Health Minister Andr By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV Equalities Minister, Stuart Andrew MP, visits Brighton for National HIV Testing Week to show how quick and easy it is to get tested Lead pic: Minister for Equalities, Stuart Andrew MP, visits Jubilee Library’s HIV and STI test vending machines Today (Tuesday, February 6), Minister for Equalities, Stuart Andrew MP, visited Terrence Higgins Trust in Brighton to show how easy it is to test for HIV and see the city’s world-leading H By Graham Robson • 4 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust: Thousands of free at-home HIV kits available, as National HIV Testing Week starts in England National HIV Testing Week starts today (February 5) in England, at a time when testing levels are at a record high among gay and bisexual men. By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV Heterosexual HIV testing still behind pre-Covid levels, as National HIV Testing Week starts in England HIV testing rates among heterosexual men and women are down by a quarter compared to before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This comes as National HIV Testing Week starts today (February 5) with free at-home test kits available to anyon By Graham Robson • 6 min read
HIV National HIV Testing Week returns from Monday, February 5 National HIV Testing Week returns from Monday, February 5 and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling on people across the country to test for HIV – and this year’s a special one as it marks a decade since it started. Testing, which is free and confidential, is the only way to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News HIV advocate Vicki Vivacious joins cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vicki has been an amazing advocate for Terrence Higgins Trust over the years by being the face of National HIV Testing Week as well as the charity’s Hot Summer campaign. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread I used to be terrified of HIV – now I can have sex with confidence Growing up, HIV was an incredibly fearful subject for young gay men like me. It was portrayed as something that no-one could deal with, and something you should be incredibly scared of at all times. By Contributor • 2 min read
Health Heterosexual HIV diagnoses overtake those in gay men for first time in a decade – signalling changing shape of epidemic as National HIV Testing Week launches For the first time in a decade the number of new HIV diagnoses among heterosexuals are higher than in gay and bisexual men, according to new figures for England from the UK Health Security Agency as National HIV Testing Week launches today (February 7) By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Health National HIV Testing Week returns for 2022 The campaign runs from Monday, February 7 to encourage everyone to get tested and give HIV the finger By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Study finds non-LGBTQ+ people less likely to get HIV test New research undertaken by the Terrence Higgins Trust found straight people are considerably less likely to get tested for the virus, despite making up 40% of recorded cases in 2019. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community City bids to end new cases of HIV within the decade An open letter from political leaders across the city to the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, has said Brighton & Hove can be a leading example to the rest of England in action to normalise HIV testing and meet the national target of ending new cases of HIV by 2030 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
