Petition to save local HIV charity The Sussex Beacon hits 10,000 signatures January 27, 2017 Simon Dowe, CEO of the Sussex Beacon Over ten thousand people have now signed a petition asking the Government to take action to save local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon. Following cuts to the funding it receives from the NHS, the charity may have to […]
Read moreIreland lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood Nick Duffy 16th January 2017, 4:18 PM The blood ban has been lifted Ireland has softened rules that permanently banned men who have sex with men from donating blood. Until this week, the Republic of Ireland continued to enforce rules introduced at the height of the AIDS crisis, which stipulate that men […]
Read moreContaminated Blood Scandal Hello everyone, Here we are in 2017, over 40 years since the mass infections to thousands of haemophiliacs through the use of contaminated blood products began. With your help I believe we can push this petition to the 10,000 signatures required to warrant a response from the British government. Please help if you can by signing. The […]
Read moreProtease Inhibitors Appear to Cause Damage to Neurons Findings suggest that the older class of HIV drugs may contribute to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. The protease inhibitor class of HIV antiretrovirals (ARVs) may contribute to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), leading to symptoms such as forgetfulness, confusion and behavioral and motor changes. This is according to research conducted in primates, mice […]
Read moreIf you learn one thing in 2016, make it this. GAY MEN, IT’S TIME TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT WHAT HIV-POSITIVE AND UNDETECTABLE MEANS “If you’re undetectable then you’re practically un-infectious”. “We were on a date and having some dinner and it just came to the point of disclosure, where I tell him. So, I said ‘yes, I’m positive, I’m […]
Read moreGay Paralympian who said he’s willing to go to prison for opposing anti-LGBT laws to be knighted Benjamin Butterworth 30th December 2016, 11:37 PM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list is to recognise out gay Paralympian Lee Pearson. He is to become Sir Lee Pearson, having been awarded a knighthood in the list. The dressage competitor has 11 gold […]
Read moreOnly a small proportion of gay men with HIV receive anal cancer screening Mark Freedman at IDWeek 2016. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com Liz Highleyman Produced in collaboration with hivandhepatitis.com Published: 31 October 2016 In the absence of national screening guidelines, only 11% of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in the US received anal pap smears to detect anal cancer […]
Read moreAlmost half of MSM with HIV/HCV co-infection have HCV in their rectal fluid Michael Carter Published: 08 December 2016 Almost half of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) who have co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have detectable HCV in their rectal fluid, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The presence and level of HCV […]
Read moreCondoms don’t suit everyone, which is why we need more people on PrEP NHS England says it will give PrEP to 10,000 in UK. Matthew Hodson welcomes the news but wants more answers on how those most at risk will be selected Truvada is used as a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) 7 December 2016 by Matthew Hodson It’s now 21 years […]
Read moreABOUT THE HIV STORY PROJECT Founded in 2009, The HIV Story Project is a San Francisco based non-profit organization focused on bridging HIV/AIDS with film, media and storytelling to fight the spread of the pandemic and the global stigma associated with it. We create our own film and media projects in addition to offering production services and digital media consultation […]
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