Episode Five - ‘World AIDS Day 2021: Looking Forward’ (With Marc Thompson)

This week, in the second of two special episodes to mark World AIDS Day on the 1st December, Shivani and Alex are looking forward, to the medical advancements which have been made since the early stages of the HIV crisis, and to the activists who have fought for decades, and who continue to fight, to make a difference. 

They’ll hear from ACT UP activist Tony Openshaw about a rather unconventional method of improving sexual health in Strangeways Prison, It’s A Sin star Nathaniel Hall on the stigma still faced by many when coming out as HIV positive, and Alex from the charity YouthStopAIDS about the medical advances which have been made since the early 1980s.

Plus - they’ll be joined by Marc Thompson, one of the original founders of PrEPster - an organisation which is dedicated to educating and agitating for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) access in the UK. You can find more information about the organisation, and about their ‘Ask Me About PrEP’ initiative at www.prepster.info. 

Please note, some of the topics discussed in this episode might be sensitive and/or triggering. For help and support with any LGBTQ+ issues you might be facing, you can contact Switchboard on 0300 330 0630. Alternatively, the Samaritans are available twenty-four hours a day on 116 123.

The Terrence Higgins Trust are the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing support to those living with HIV, and helping people to achieve good sexual health. You can call THT Direct on 0808 802 1221, or visit info@tht.org.uk. 

The National AIDS Trust is a UK HIV rights charity which stands alongside and defends the rights of everyone living with, affected by, or at risk of HIV. You can find more information at www.nat.org.uk.

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