HIV Action Plan: Positive findings, but challenges remain
Last updated:Deborah Gold writes how we’re delighted with the encouraging updates in the HIV Action Plan annual report, but must not lose sight of the challenges that still remain.
Deborah Gold writes how we’re delighted with the encouraging updates in the HIV Action Plan annual report, but must not lose sight of the challenges that still remain.
Recommendations from FSRH, BHIVA and BASHH to ensure sexual and reproductive health and HIV services are able to enact COVID-19 contingency measures
We held a live Q&A session on Twitter for prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) to discuss what their party is doing to support sexual health.
Join us in asking candidates to pledge their support for action on HIV and sexual health. The general election is a crucial opportunity to raise the profile of HIV and the need to address sexual health inequalities.
The new HIV: women in the UK report by Public Health England, Sophia Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust provides a welcome focus on how women are affected by HIV in the UK.
The Government has committed to a much needed sexual and reproductive health strategy for England. Central to its success will be the mechanisms it promotes to see stronger collaboration between NHS and local authorities.
We’re calling on the next government to stand with people affected by HIV
February has been LGBT History Month, and this year’s theme, ‘PSHE, Law and Citizenship’, reflects historical achievements (2017 is the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales) but also the continuing struggle for equality.
In early 2015 we wrote to David Cameron ahead of the General Election to ask his party to support statutory and LGBT inclusive Sex and Relationships Education (SRE). The response we received from our now re-elected Prime Minister was telling. Despite the topic of the original letter, the response had no mention of the terms LGBT, gay, trans* or same-sex relationship. Even the term SRE was removed – he referred to PSHE only. It was a sex-less response.