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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. 

Edward Russell on Madonna’s HIV activism

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We spoke with Edward Russell, the host of Queerty-nominated podcast Inside The Groove – which celebrates the work of Madonna – and will be hosting a live World AIDS Day special.

First Europe-wide survey on HIV stigma

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Annie Howard, our Policy and Research Manager, on how HIV stigma and discrimination remain major barriers to accessing services worldwide. Understanding and addressing stigma is critical to achieving zero discrimination and strategies to end HIV and AIDS by 2030.

Angelina Namiba: changing the narrative of black women with HIV

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Originally from Kenya, and a National AIDS Trust trustee, Angelina is experienced in providing one-to-one support, treatment advocacy, managing service delivery, and advocating for the involvement of women living with HIV in strategy and policy.

Trans rights threats jeopardise HIV equality progress

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Kat Smithson writes about our deep concerned about the impact of negative references to trans people in the UK from those in Government on the lives of trans people in the UK. We stand with our trans friends and colleagues in the HIV community and beyond.

Black History Month: Reverend Jide Macaulay

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For Black History Month we spoke with Reverend Jide Macaulay (he/him), Founder and CEO of House of Rainbow CIC, a gay British Nigerian, inspirational speaker, author, poet, pastor, preacher and HIV Positive activist.

BHIVA Spring Conference 2023: PrEP, testing, quality of life

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Adam Freedman, our Policy, Research and Influencing Manager, write how the BHIVA Spring Conference was a chance to learn about the latest developments in HIV medicine and healthcare. A running theme was the shared desire to improve the experiences of people living with, or at risk of acquiring, HIV within the healthcare system.

Lesbian Visibility Day: Lisa Power on activism and solidarity

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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.