Elton John has joined forces with It’s a Sin stars Olly Alexander and Callum Scott Howells in a powerful new film calling on the government to take action against HIV. The film, released by the Elton John Foundation, Terrence Higgins Trust and National AIDS Trust, urges the government to fully fund its promise of ending
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DaBaby performs on stage during Rolling Loud at Hard Rock Stadium on 25 July 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Getty/Rich Fury) DaBaby has issued a limp apology after his ugly “homophobic” rant about gay people and those living with HIV that led to several festivals dropping him. The rapper apologised in a lengthy statement Monday
Boris Johnson at a COVID-19 media briefing in Downing Street. (Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images) The UK government has cut funding to the UN agency fighting HIV and AIDS by more than 80 per cent in a “shameful” and “maddeningly short-sighted” move. UNAIDS said the UK government had informed the organisation that it will
The tea towel design celebrates British drag. (CardsbyOMLL) An amazing and unique tea towel that celebrates British drag has been created to raise money for an AIDS memorial. The unusual design, which sees popular drag artists from across the country reimagined with ‘potato heads’, is being sold on Etsy by an independent artist. The quirky
It’s a Sin star Nathaniel J Hall has shared his experience contracting HIV as a teenager, drawing parallels with the character he plays in the seminal AIDS drama. Hall appears in episode three of It’s a Sin as Donald Bassett, who disappears one day after Ritchie spots the tell-tale Kaposi’s sarcoma lesions on his back. The
Laurie McBride is remembered for her phenomenal work during the AIDS crisis (Vimeo/Legends of Courage) Laurie McBride, a beloved LGBT+ leader who became a figurehead for the community during the HIV/AIDS crisis, has sadly passed away at the age of 71. McBride died of a heart attack on Friday, 4 December, having suffered a stroke
Dave Chappelle faced backlash for making an AIDS joke during his Saturday Night Live monologue (YouTube) Dave Chappelle is facing backlash after he mocked Donald Trump with a shocking joke about Freddie Mercury and AIDS on Saturday Night Live. The comedian hosted Saturday’s episode of the sketch comedy and variety show – and he won some
Queer men are more likely to be living with HIV in African countries that criminalise gay sex than those that do not, researchers have said. Johns Hopkins University researchers found that men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan African nations where gay sex with is severely criminalised are at up to five times
Donald Trump praised American scientists for developing a non-existent AIDS vaccine (Screenshot: The Hill) Donald Trump has falsely suggested that American scientists have “come up with” an AIDS vaccine, which doesn’t exist. Speaking at a press conference on police reform, the president began rambling off topic and instead hailed his own efforts to tackle the
The playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer had died (Photo by Melanie Burford For The Washington Post via Getty Images.) Legendary AIDS activist and playwright Larry Kramer has died, aged 84. The former activist, who founded both Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP during the AIDS crisis, passed away from pneumonia on Wednesday. Known
The new findings by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County could be revolutionary for HIV research (Envato Elements) Researchers have made an exciting HIV breakthrough that’s been described as a “paradigm shift” in understanding and treating the disease. The new findings by UMBC published in Science refer to the virus’s RNA, where its genetic information
A woman is held at an ICE detention centre in Phoenix, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty) A leaked memo from Homeland Security has revealed that an HIV-positive trans woman in ICE detention was left bleeding from her rectum for 13 days. It was not determined that the woman was HIV positive until she was finally given medical
Mike Pence speaks at a White House press conference on February 29, 2020 (Alex Wong/Getty) Mike Pence has defended his role in the HIV outbreak that occurred under his watch as Indiana governor, saying that he is “proud” of the work he did. In 2014-15 the state of Indiana experienced “the largest concentrated outbreak of