Lisa Power is a British LGBT+ rights activist. She was one of the founding members of the lesbian and gay rights group Stonewall in 1989, which has played a pivotal role in achieving legal recognition and protection for LGBT+ people in the UK.
Andrew is in his 30s and has been living with HIV for 13 years. Under current law is unable to start a family by sperm donation. He tells us why the law needs to change to reflect medical advances, so that those living with HIV can start a family.
A guest blog by Michelle Ross to mark Transgender Awareness Week, celebrating the role trans people play in HIV activism.
People living with HIV that are held in immigration detention in the UK are entitled to the same level of healthcare and patient rights as those in wider society. Unfortunately, we know this does not always happen in practice.
What is the Equality Act 2010? We look at it through the lens of HIV, ten years on.
National AIDS Trust works to protect and defend human rights for everyone at risk of or living with HIV. We believe, alongside the WHO, that: “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being”.
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 Muslim community in the UK experiences a greater range of health inequalities than the wider population, particularly older people, with over 24 per cent of Muslims aged 50 years and above reporting poor or very poor health.
HIV is considered a disability from the point of diagnosis and therefore is protected under the 2010 Equality Act.
