📢Danny Beard to host Drag Raise 2026
The Drag Race UK winner will host our iconic fundraising night - all in support of the fight to end #HIV stigma.
• Held at Diageo's Luminist Bar
• 16 July
Grab your tickets now: https://ow.ly/21Ry50YKN3a
Fantastic to have our comments featured in The Independent, responding to Nigel Farage wanting to ban asylum seekers from accessing #HIV treatment on the NHS.
Read our full statement: https://ow.ly/Xw0b50YJOWa
"Everybody in the UK, regardless of their immigration status, must be able to access the HIV medicine they need, including throughout the full process of any asylum claims."
Read our full response to Nigel Farage's comment on asylum seekers and accessing #HIV treatment: nat.org.uk/news/respons...
We want to understand how well people living with HIV understand their rights.
If you are living with #HIV, please fill in our survey and have the chance to receive a £75 voucher: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGGD2M2
All responses will be kept confidential.
People are at risk because a life‑saving #HIV treatment isn’t available in England.
✍️ Sign the petition urging Wes Streeting to secure access to lenacapavir: https://ow.ly/v96j50YEXtg
It’s time to get lenacapavir approved by NHS England and out to people who urgently need it.
Drag Raise is BACK!
After last year's incredible success, we are delighted our iconic fundraising drag event will return this summer, with tickets on sale now: https://ow.ly/eReN50YCiZi
📅Thursday 16 July 2026
📍Hosted at Diageo's glamorous Luminist Bar in central London
This Trans Day of Visibility, and every day, we stand firmly by all trans people, living with or without #HIV.
In a year that has demonstrated increasing hostility and transphobia, it has never been more vital to stand up for everybody's fundamental rights 🏳️⚧️
Andrew shared with us his Christmas Day #HIV diagnosis & the work he does to support people with their HIV journey: https://ow.ly/40BK50YzLYe
"Despite the stigma and loss I’ve experienced, my journey has given me this fire in my belly to fight for others and really be that advocate for them."
It's the final day to apply to be a Key Worker at @chivaprojects.bsky.social Freedom to Be (F2B) support camp this summer🌳☀️
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to support children and young people who are growing up living with #HIV.
Details below:
We are really sad to see the news that METRO is closing.
METRO have had a huge impact over the past 40 years providing vital HIV and sexual health services.
We're thinking of METRO's staff, volunteers, people who use their services and everyone affected by this closure.
Schools can shape the next generation’s response to #HIV.
Our refreshed schools pack:
✓provides guidance for teachers with lesson plans & activities
✓engages students in informed discussions about HIV
✓helps to challenge stigma & discrimination
📖Access here: https://ow.ly/UUQl50Yy924
Every discriminatory law that is challenged and changed is a step towards greater equality and ensuring that everyone living with HIV never experiences stigma and discrimination.
Thanks to our supporters, we can continue to advocate for the rights of everyone living with HIV.
We argued this was discriminatory under the Equality Act and is an outdated precaution that hasn’t kept up to date with U=U.
We were pleased to engage with @jennimintomsp.bsky.social, Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health, who recognised that this law needed to change.
📢We’re on the way to successfully changing a discriminatory law in Scotland!
We’ve been making the case to the Scottish Government that current legislation is unlawful as it requires acupuncturists to always wear gloves when a client shares that they have a blood borne virus like #HIV.
Last week we were at #ChivaConference - a day of engaged discussion on how we ensure young people with perinatally acquired #HIV are supported well into adulthood throughout different life transitions.
It was great to hear from the @chivaprojects.bsky.social Youth Committee about their experiences.
A big thank you to @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social for the video production and Gilead for funding this project.
Thanks also to all of our amazing advisory group members and @chivaprojects.bsky.social for their involvement.
Are you a young person living with #HIV or a loved one looking for advice?
Working with our amazing young people advisory group, we've put together some tips on living with HIV and managing relationships, employment, healthcare, and living independently: https://ow.ly/cKGk50Ytthr
🤝Interested in fundraising for #HIV rights like AID-Y? Email fundraising@nat.org.uk
📧Are you living with, or have been affected by, HIV and considering sharing your story? Email us at press@nat.org.uk
“Being able to speak about my experience of #HIV and my drag journey has been very validating.”
AID-Y is a fantastic drag queen who fundraised for us for World AIDS Day. They share their experience living with HIV & why our work is so important to them: https://ow.ly/FfR050Ystel
🚨Urgent action needed to ensure people living with #HIV in prisons are not left behind.
With @sophiaforum.bsky.social, Ci2 Bureau & @tht.org.uk, we are calling for the HIV Action Plan to be complemented with a set of concrete actions to meet the challenges of HIV care in prisons.
We'll be sharing more about this work and the experiences of the young people we worked with in the next few weeks.
❤️ We are extremely grateful to all the young people who participated and shared their experiences living with HIV – without them, this work would not be possible.
The needs of young people living with HIV must be met 🗣️
🤝In partnership with a fantastic group of young people, we've launched:
• a briefing to build a better future for young people living with #HIV
• a toolkit to support young people to understand their rights
We're supporting UNAIDS Global this #ZeroDiscriminationDay to show the discrimination faced by people living with #HIV.
As the UK’s HIV rights charity, we’ll continue to challenge stigma & discrimination wherever it is. Everyone should be able to live free of prejudice and discrimination.
Criminalising reckless #HIV transmissions:
• doesn't stop new cases
• doesn't fight stigma
• can deter people from getting tested
We will continue to campaign in this area and fight HIV stigma.
#HIVIsNotACrimeAwarenessDay #HIVIsNotACrime
https://ow.ly/rm2F50Ymwnr
⏰Last chance to get your hands on this fantastic jacket signed by BAFTA nominated #pillion film cast.
Bid by *this Friday* to be in with a chance of winning.
All donations ensure we can continue fighting for the rights of everyone affected by #HIV: https://ow.ly/uAta50YlZ98
This follows the UK-wide report – HIV services at the crossroads – which draws on evidence taken from more than 50 HIV-focused organisations across the UK, and more than 300 people living with HIV.
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise services are greatly needed and valued in Northern Ireland by people living with HIV - but funding reductions have put these vital services at risk.
🚨Funding challenges put Northern Ireland’s target to end new #HIV transmissions by 2030 at risk & highlight the essential role of voluntary sector services.
That’s the finding of a new joint briefing from HIV Outcomes UK & Positive Life NI, launched in Stormont for #SexualHealthWeekNI2026.
We stood proudly alongside @actuplondon.bsky.social, @bhiva.bsky.social, @chivaprojects.bsky.social, @hiv-i-base.bsky.social, @positivelyuk.bsky.social, @positiveeast.bsky.social, LGSM, UK-CAG and more.
Read our protest demands and understand why lenacapavir is so vital:
Yesterday we protested NHS England to commission lenacapavir, a life-saving #HIV drug that people urgently need now.
We were proud to join everyone who braved the cold to demand this life-saving treatment.
Healthcare delays cost lives. NHS England must commission lenacapavir now.
