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Annie Howard, HIV Confident Programme Manager, shares how HIV Confident is helping organisations turn awareness into action for Zero HIV Stigma Day.

James Cole, Senior Policy, Research and Influencing Manager, shares why the UN Political Declaration on HIV must reinforce UK action at home and abroad.

Reflections on the proposed social media ban and the role of social media for young people living with HIV.

Daniel Fluskey, our Director of Policy, Research and Influencing, on the Positive Voices report - the largest survey of people living with HIV - and how it must provoke significant change in HIV action.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Oluwakemi Agunbiade, our Policy and Research Officer, on how the Illegal Migration Bill, now in the House of Lords, could lead to catastrophic outcomes for those seeking asylum who are living with HIV and will work in conflict with efforts to engage all people living with HIV in care.

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.