Both humorous and heart-breaking, Channel Four drama It’s A Sin brings us into the midst of the AIDS crisis, taking viewers along a journey of laughter and tears with the characters on screen. The series […]
Larry Kramer’s fight against HIV isn’t over yet
Author turned activist, Larry Kramer, recently passed away at the age of 84. Having lived with HIV for over 30 years of his life, Kramer’s activism played a key role in the fight against HIV/AIDS […]
“People Almost See It as a Redundant Issue”: The Gryphon Interviews Youth Stop AIDS
Youth Stop AIDS is a youth-led movement campaigning for a world without AIDS. It seeks to challenge the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS and advocate for funding for new drugs and a cure for the […]
PrEPjudiced: Does The NHS Not Care About HIV?
PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis is often taken in the form of a daily pill in order to prevent the contraction of HIV. It was first approved for use in 2012 and since then has been […]
‘The stigma is probably more damaging than the disease’: Leeds Youth Stop Aids HIV+ Speaker Tour
LUU’s Youth Stop AIDs society presented their long-awaited HIV+ speaker tour on Wednesday 14 February as part of their #itaintover campaign, which seeks to keep the HIV epidemic on the government’s agenda. The UK youth-led […]
Features | End the silence. End HIV.
In the UK alone there are over 98,000 people living with HIV and around 3,900 of those diagnosed are under 24 years old. LS talks to HIV sufferers who are now heading campaigns to stamp […]