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HIV
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416Gareth Thomas has shifted attitudes on HIV and he isn’t finished yet
When former professional rugby player Gareth Thomas announced he was HIV positive, there was a massive amount of social media support and...
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332David diagnosed in 1994: “I realised, for the first time, that these drugs were actually working.”
David Bridle is managing editor of Boyz and has had HIV for over 25 years. Here he describes going on to combination...
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329Back from the brink: Rebecca de Havilland on her life with HIV
Rebecca de Havilland has been living with HIV since the mid-1980s, including near-death experiences when she took herself off medication and sunk...
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314Generation ZERO: Shyam, 22 “I definitely think my generation need to take it more seriously.”
Voices of Generation ZERO Fergus Glynn, 21 “The increasing rates of HIV in people my age is scary. For someone like me...
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339Filippo diagnosed in 2011: “I was 20 years old and it felt like the world was crumbling beneath my feet.”
Filippo Gafaro Barrera is 28 and from Italy. He appears on Sky News as a guest commentator where he recently discussed being HIV positive and...
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318Ian diagnosed in 1998: “It has affected relationships – if you say you’re HIV positive they kind of run away…”
Ian Fincher is 44 and works in theatreland in the West End – and has a number of transdermal implants and piercings. “I was...
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375Neil diagnosed in 2005: “I’d sort of written off a long-term partner as something that probably wouldn’t happen to me.”
Neil Currie is 45 and from Sheffield and works in computer technology. “After a one-night stand in 2005 I went to get...
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715Matthew diagnosed in 1998: “When people say ‘How did you get HIV?’, the honest answer is I don’t know.”
Matthew Hodson is 52 and the executive director of NAM aidsmap, the charity which changes lives by sharing news and treatment information about...
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536Jonathan diagnosed in 1982: “It’s a terminal diagnosis, there is nothing that they can do for me and there will be palliative care. And I’m 33.”
Jonathan Blake is one of the country’s oldest surviving people with HIV. Jonathan, who is 70 this year, was the basis for...
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994Generation ZERO: A generation of gay men free from HIV says Dr Alan McOwan from 56 Dean Street
Generation ZERO is an important new campaign from 56 Dean Street aimed at ensuring the next generation of gay men will be...
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1.1KClonezone: The gay store that wants you to test in National HIV Testing Week, Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd November
Topher Taylor, Clonezone’s PR & Brand Manager, on why the gay retail chain with stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham, supports National...
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1.7KAustin Armacost gets his finger out for National HIV Testing Week 2019, Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd November
Cover boy Austin Armacost, popularly known for his time in the Big Brother house and his bromance with fellow housemate James, is...
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539DJ Fat Tony on National HIV Testing Week 2019, Saturday 16th to Friday 22nd November
DJ Fat Tony has rubbed shoulders with some of your fav A-list celebs, but this year he wants to use his platform...
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600It’s time to take your HIV test, says the Boyz Doc
Dr Laura Waters from Mortimer Market Centre says it’s time to test for HIV – if you don’t know your current status...
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708Which home testing kit do you prefer?
Each month in Boyz the team from NAM aidsmap report the latest news on HIV and sexual health. Keep up to date...
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579How Emerald Life is backing Terrence Higgins Trust
It has been a busy few months for both LGBT insurance company Emerald Life and HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust. This summer,...
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2.9K#WhoIsAlex: How Spectra helped one non-binary person
David Hudson reports on how the West London organisation Spectra helped one non-binary person – and their short film #WhoIsAlex which tells...
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434Take Action. Lace Up! The World AIDS Day Red Run 2019
The World AIDS Day Red Run is celebrating its 10th year raising money for HIV support services. Alex Foott, Fundraising Officer at...
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553The intimate relationship between chemsex and loneliness
Ignacio Labayen de Inza is a chemsex specialist advisor and works online on hook up apps giving advice on safer drug use. This...
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789Where do people get their PrEP from?
Each month in Boyz the team from NAM aidsmap report the latest news on HIV and sexual health. Keep up to date...
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781Join The Friday Night Club
The Friday night Club is a monthly chemsex peer support project for gay and bisexual men that happens on the last Friday...
