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Read op-eds and interviews from our staff, allies and partners.

What Pride means to us

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In this important month for the community, in a year that has seen increasing challenges and rollback of LGBT+ rights in the UK and around the world, we asked some colleagues, supporters and allies what Pride means to them in 2025. 

We must take ambitious HIV action during COVID-19 crisis

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This week saw the publication of a PHE review that describes a disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME people in England, linked to wider socio-economic and health inequalities. HIV is one health issue driven by inequality.

Access to mental health services must be consistent

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Poor mental health is significantly more common among people living with HIV than the wider population. The need for adequate mental health services for people living with HIV is clear.

The priority for World Immunization Week

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This is World Immunization Week. As the number of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 moves closer to 200,000, the question on everyone’s mind is: when will we have access to a vaccination that can halt this virus?

Migrants with HIV in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Hostile environment policies deter migrants from accessing the care they need and will continue to do so during the COVID-19 pandemic unless significant changes are made.

The need for coordinated care

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What those who provide and commission healthcare need to be thinking about to make sure that care responds to integration and coordination related needs.

Coordinated care for people with HIV

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“People living with HIV have a series of issues and concerns and health problems. Why can things not be joined up so instead of four doctors they see one or two doctors who then communicate and join things up?” - HIV consultant.

Islamophobia: Prevent is a barrier to HIV prevention

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Prevent, part of the Government’s counter-terrorism strategy, is highly contested, with concerns it is more akin to surveillance, with individuals viewed as potential criminals rather than those with care and support needs.