Blog by Julie Reynolds, followed by postscript by Jane Shepherd January 2026 will mark 35 years since I was diagnosed with HIV. A month later, I turn 60. It’s been […]
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Our blog series, written by women living with HIV and allies, is a platform for stories and perspectives on women and HIV that are not always heard. We welcome new contributions, if you are interested in writing a blog for us please get in touch at [email protected].
Al-HIV-e and Thriving
Blog by Rebecca Mbewe It has been 28 years since I learned of my HIV diagnosis. The details of the day have since become hazy. I do recall however, my emotions […]
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30 years living with HIV
Blog by Julie Reynolds In January 2021 I will have been diagnosed with HIV for 30 years. In February I will be 55. Back in 1991 an HIV diagnosis was almost […]
Read moreMaking women’s voices heard: Marie’s experience of accessing and being on PrEP
Sophia Forum co-chair Sophie Strachan blogs for the BASHH newsletter Women at higher risk of acquiring HIV can benefit from PrEP, but take-up of PrEP among women in the UK […]
Read moreBeing seen, being heard: ensuring women living with and affected by HIV are Invisible No Longer
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on the #InvisibleNoLonger campaign When most people think about HIV in the UK, they don’t think about women. Yet in the UK, a third […]
Read moreThe Catwalk for Power, Resistance and Hope. Strutting for women with HIV
Susan Cole, Sophia Forum Trustee writes on International Women’s Day about women and HIV This International Women’s Day I planned to write a blog about women with HIV dripping with […]
Read morePrEP in Europe Summit – making women’s voices heard
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on PrEP in Europe Summit Sophia Forum participated in the recent PrEP in Europe Summit, held in Amsterdam in February, along with almost 120 […]
Read moreTransgender Day of Remembrance, 20th November 2017
Kathleen Charters, Sophia Forum Trustee blogs to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, 20th November 2017 “Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want […]
Read moreInvisible no longer: HIV affects women too
Sophia Forum trustee Jacqui Stevenson blogs on our joint project with Terrence Higgins Trust HIV was in the news last month, as Public Health England published new data showing a […]
Read moreBlack History Month: Fight the Power
Susan Cole, Sophia Forum Trustee writes about health inequality faced by black women in the UK. As a Black British woman and mother of four, every month is Black History […]
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