Views

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

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 2026. 

Pank Sethi, member of our Community Advisory Group, shares personal reflections on why HIV and prisons still matter in 2026.

Dr Tristan Barber writes that when patients are asked if they’ve ever had an HIV test many respond their GP did blood tests and they’re sure HIV must’ve been checked then. Most often they are incorrect.

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.

Kat Smithson on how forty years after the first cases of HIV-related illnesses and deaths, knowledge and understanding of HIV among the public is often patchy and confused and significant levels of stigma and discrimination remain.

Last year we welcomed the publication of the first report of Dame Carole Black’s independent review of drugs. Part two of the review, looking at prevention, treatment and recovery, was published last week.

As we approach a time when over half the UK population living with HIV will be over 50, the provision of care that responds to the needs of older people living with HIV will become an increasingly pressing issue.

Charity Nyirenda writes that migrants living with HIV must be involved in research and initiatives to understand and improve HIV health outcomes among people born abroad.

People born abroad in the UK are disproportionally affected by HIV but up until now, there has been no shared understanding of the policies and interventions needed to combat HIV in the context of migration.

Maurice Greenham speaks about living with HIV long-term as we mark 40 years since the first reported AIDS cases.

It has now been six months since the landmark HIV Commission report on ending new cases of HIV in England by 2030 was published with support from Terrence Higgins Trust, National AIDS Trust, and Elton John AIDS Foundation.