Mads World30 Mar 2021

Living and Thriving with HIV: The Stigma with Luke Kelly

It's Episode 20 of Mads World: Living and Thriving with HIV

This week, in the wake of the record-breaking success of Channel 4’s program: It’s a Sin, we are discussing living with HIV and the stigma surrounding it. If you haven’t yet watched It’s A Sin, it's a beautiful but devastating series depicting a group of tight-knit queer friends living through the HIV/ AIDS crisis in the 80’s.

The show starts as a fun, coming-of-age drama that explores identity, finding your tribe, and the chaotic journey that is your sexual discovery in your 20s.

However, it takes a horrifying turn as as HIV begins to migrate from the US and London becomes a hotspot. We see the brutal reality of the AIDS epidemic and the harsh inhumane way queer people, mostly gay men, were treated as a result.

The series has thrown the stigma of HIV and AIDS into the public eye, and joining me up next is a really special guest, Luke Kelly.

After watching It’s A Sin, Luke was inspired to reveal his HIV+ status on Instagram through a video that has since received almost 60,000 views.

Helpful Links:

Watch It's A Sin on Channel 4
HIV Support - Terrence Higgins Trust
NHS Info on Living with HIV & AIDS
PEP and PREP Information through George House Trust
Australia - Bobby Goldsmith Foundation

Submit your dating questions through madsworld.mp3, and my guests and I will answer them on the show in our Left On Read segment! You will remain anonymous.

All names have been changed unless explicitly said so within the show.

Cover Art: Veredien

Music: The.Jones.Project_93

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