Over three days of the social media dialogue over PrEP women were mentioned under 6% of the time. It seems incredibly sexist that the PrEP debate is being framed around […]
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Cuts to HIV support services
HIV support services are a vital resource for people living with HIV. Research around the world has demonstrated the positive impact these services have on people’s health and wellbeing. Despite […]
Read moreWISE-UP 2015 Exec Summary
Below is the executive summary from our second Women Inspire Support and Empower to Unleash Positive Potential (WISE-UP+) weekend which took place in Manchester in October 2015. This weekend was both well […]
Read moreWe welcome new Sophia board members
The Sophia Forum are very excited to announce our two new trustees; Juno Roche and Kath Charters. A few words from Juno; “I see myself as a long term Thriver with HIV. […]
Read moreBHIVA triumph
This is our poster The British HIV Association annual conference in Manchester last week. The poster features some of the findings from the UK respondents to the Building a safe […]
Read moreThoughts from women living with HIV on International Women’s Day 2016
Despite living with HIV, positive women still have power within themselves to change the world for better. With improved HIV treatment women are able to pursue their dreams. I call […]
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I’m trying to write about my experience of being a trans woman who also happens to be HIV positive; a ‘long term thriver’, I want to add my voice to the […]
Read moreWhat it means to be a HIV positive woman
Vicky Being an HIV positive woman has impacted on me positively. Before I was diagnosed, I took so many things for granted. I even thought having HIV was something that […]
Read moreLiving with HIV/AIDS around the world
In the past 12 years I have had first-hand experience of positive and negative challenges faced by a person living with HIV/AIDS in four different countries. England: Diagnosis Nothing ever […]
Read moreThoughts on my time at The Sussex Beacon Women and Families Service
Thoughts on my time at The Sussex Beacon Women and Families Service, in relation to our learning and development to support women living with HIV affected by domestic abuse. As […]
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