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Exclusive: It’s a Sin cast reflect on “brutality and beauty” of creating the HIV/AIDS drama
The cast of It’s a Sin reunited to discuss the “life-changing” HIV/AIDS drama and the impact it has had in the year since it first aired on Channel 4. The show follows a group of friends in 1980s London who grow up in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Upon release, it received praise for its powerful storytelling, incredible cast, and bringing LGBTQ+ history to a mainstream audience in a way that had never been done before. The drama, which coincided with HIV Testing Week, proved to have a remarkable…
Read MoreJudge prohibits US military from discharging HIV-positive service members
A US federal judge has ruled that the military can’t discharge HIV-positive service members. Since the mid-1980s, the US Defense Department has implemented restrictive regulations regarding people living with HIV. Under the terms, recruits who have or test positive for HIV are barred from enlisting into the military. However, if an individual tests postive after enlisting, they will be allowed to stay in the service but will be banned from officer promotions. In a report from the Yale Law Journal, a Navy instruction justified these archaic restrictions due to the…
Read MoreLil Nas X’s “baby registry” initiative raises almost $500,000 for HIV/AIDS organisations
Lil Nas X’s Montero “baby registry” has raised nearly $500,000 for HIV/AIDS organisations working to address the epidemic in the US. To celebrate the release of his debut album last September, the rapper connected each of the album’s songs to a different non-profit group included in the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, which works to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Southern United States. More than 175,000 people have been assisted in gaining access to quality healthcare by the organisations in question, with 13,000 having become HIV/AIDS leaders and advocates in the…
Read MoreUkraine war shutters HIV clinics, disrupts drug supplies
In basement shelters and makeshift clinics, Ukrainian doctors are striving to keep treatment for HIV-positive people on track as Russia’s invasion raises fears that years of progress to combat the virus could be undone. Russian bombing and fighting has shuttered HIV clinics in two Ukrainian cities and forced others to limit their services, a leading nonprofit said, while the supply and distribution of vital antiretroviral drugs is also at risk. “(The war is) making people with HIV more vulnerable to everything,” Valeriia Rachynska, the head of human rights at the All-Ukrainian…
Read MoreScientists appear to cure first woman of HIV in “important” step forward for treatment
A woman was apparently cured of HIV using cutting-edge treatment in a huge step forward in creating a cure for the virus. She becomes the first woman believed to be cured and third person overall. Announced on 15 February, Dr. Yvonne J. Bryson and Dr. Deborah Persaud, both paediatric infectious disease specialists, shared their findings at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, Colorado. Researchers stated that the treatment, which took place four years ago, appears to have worked as the unnamed patient remains off HIV medication and…
Read MoreDrag Race UK stars ‘give HIV the finger’ for National Testing Week
Charity Kase, River Medway and Elektra Fence teamed up with Terrence Higgins Trust to break the stigma around getting tested for HIV. With 7 to the 13 of February marking National HIV Testing Week in the UK, the Drag Race UK stars visited the Trust to give HIV the finger using a self-test. With just a finger prick, the test returns the result in only 15 minutes – making it possible to know your status from the comfort of your own home. The event, which took place on 10 February,…
Read MoreRussell T Davies says he put off writing It’s a Sin for 30 years: “Doing it justice was an enormous weight to bear”
Russell T Davies has revealed that he put off writing It’s a Sin for 30 years because he feared getting it “wrong” and letting people down. It’s A Sin, which follows a group of friends in 1980s London who grow up in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, received acclaim for its powerful storytelling, incredible cast and bringing LGBTQ+ history to a mainstream audience. However, in an interview with the Guardian in celebration of it being voted the newspaper’s best TV show of the year, Davies revealed that his now…
Read MoreExclusive: Charity Kase on the importance of tackling “prejudices” about HIV
Charity Kase is fundraising for the National AIDS Trust this World AIDS Day to help combat “negative and damaging stereotypes” about HIV. After speaking openly about living with the virus on season three of Drag Race UK, the 25-year-old is continuing to use her platform to raise awareness and tackle the stigma around it. Taking to Instagram on 1 December, Charity announced that she is raising money for the aforementioned charity in a bid to change how HIV is portrayed in the UK and to boost “positive representation in the…
Read MoreElton John AIDS Foundation and Gilead Sciences’ new campaign highlights voices of those with HIV
The Elton John AIDS Foundation and Gilead Sciences have announced a new campaign highlighting the stories of people living with HIV. The two are working together through their RADIAN partnership to showcase how campaigners are leading the charge to end AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). According to AIDSinfo, almost 1.6 million people are living with the virus in EECA despite the tools available to prevent new infections. It is one of the world’s few regions where the HIV infection rate is still on the rise, making the…
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