Migration
We welcome the enrichment to our country that migration has brings. It is important that people coming to the UK who are living with HIV are able to access the testing treatment, care and support that they need to keep them well.
Everybody deserves equal human rights
We advocate directly to challenge experiences of unlawful discrimination and combat unjust laws and policies. We work with our Governments, governing bodies, policy-makers and the media to secure rights for everyone living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV.
In recent years we have won campaigns for equal fertility rights for same-sex couples living with HIV, for PrEP to be freely available on the NHS, for changes to how personal HIV data is shared and much more.
We continue to fight for the human rights of people living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV, to make the UK a fairer society for all.
How we fight for the rights of people living with HIV
Fertility
Alongside our colleagues from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASSH), we campaigned for an amendment to fertility legislation, ensuring same-sex couples and individuals living with HIV had the same right to fertility treatment as opposite-sex couples.
Data protection
Because of the stigma and discrimination that persists, breaching someone’s HIV data is a serious matter that can cause distress and trauma. We work closely with the ICO and other organisations to make sure that the needs of people living with HIV are met in data protection regulations and processes.
Health and safety when accessing services
Many people living with HIV still experience discrimination when getting tattoos, piercings, cosmetic surgery and other services. We work to hold employers accountable, while influencing relevant bodies to update guidance and policy.
Criminalisation
We work to limit the detrimental impact of prosecutions for reckless transmission, which do not reduce HIV transmission, but instead undermine public health by increasing stigma, victimisation and discrimination of people living with HIV. We support decriminalisation of drug use and sex work, communities disproportionately affected by HIV.
Employment
We work to ensure that equality legislation is applied in the workplace to stop discriminatory practices. Working alongside our partners and allies, in recent years this has removed barriers for people becoming pilots and serving in the armed forces.
Latest news on fighting for HIV rights
Position of HIV organisations on trans rights and the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft Code of Practice
HIV organisations have come together to call for the EHRC draft guidelines to be withdrawn
HIV Fertility campaign nominated for Charity Awards
Equal HIV Fertility Rights Now ensures access to fertility treatments for LGBT+ couples living with HIV.
Under 27? Join our new advisory group!
Help shape resources and policy for young adults living with HIV
Latest views on fighting for HIV rights
What Pride means to us
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.
Benefits cut will make life harder for people living with HIV
PIP is a lifeline for thousands of people living with HIV – it has to be protected.
Mothers living with HIV need free infant formula
A prescription model will help to stop new cases and alleviate the pressures faced by many women with HIV.
Latest publications on fighting for HIV rights
Equality in name only?
A review of the experience of discrimination for people living with HIV in the UK
Criminalisation of HIV transmission
Understanding the impact
Northern Ireland equality law reform and HIV
A briefing paper from National AIDS Trust
