The HIV Podcast

Over half way through our porn mini-series and this week Sarah and Jess look at the case brought against Marc Wallice who allegedly infected several actresses with HIV. They also have a little round-up after their adventures at Reading Pride!*Please note this episode includes discussions of an adult nature and explicit language, listener discretion is advisedSourcesPornography and AIDS: A History - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Marc Wallice - Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Sep 202336min

Episode 2 of our 5 part summer mini series has landed! This week Sarah and Jess learn about the Great Porn Scandal, how HIV testing regulations came about in the porn industry and a shared childhood guinea pig history!*Please note this episode includes discussions of an adult nature, listener discretion is advisedSourcesPornography and AIDS: A History - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Marc Wallice - WikipediaOther info‘Documenting HIV/AIDS epidemic in UK’ https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DT22VDCInstagram - @westsussexroChristopher.Olver@westsussex.gov.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Sep 202326min

Sound the klaxon, it's time for another summer mini-series! This year Sarah and Jess are taking a look at HIV & porn! In the first of 5 episodes we focus on the first well documented report of HIV transmission among male adult film performers in 2014…and Sarah discovers what a fluffer is!SourcesOccupational HIV Transmission Among Male Adult Film Performers — Multiple States, 2014 | MMWR (cdc.gov)CDC: Porn actor spread HIV after testing negative for it (usatoday.com)Other InfoNew tab (hivmatterspodcast.co.uk)How to eat: toast | Food | The Guardian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Aug 202340min

We have spent quite a lot of time looking at the stories of children living with HIV around the world, so this week's episode Sarah and Jess are bringing us back to the UK.to look at this topic on our home turf - although sad to say these stories are no less shocking.SourcesHIV children turned away from schools | Schools | The GuardianAnxious parents ask for HIV boy to be banned from school | The Independent | The IndependentInfected blood scandal: ex-pupils and relatives sue Hampshire school | Contaminated blood scandal | The GuardianHIV: How 175 British children were infected with disease - BBC NewsAround 380 children infected with HIV through blood products in UK, inquiry finds | UK News | Sky NewsAlmost 400 children were infected with HIV through contaminated blood products (telegraph.co.uk)Parents ‘told children were HIV positive without knowing they had been tested’ | The Northern Echo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Aug 202335min

Chemsex. Party and play. Wired play. Whatever you call it, this form of recreational drug use carries a lot of risk in terms of HIV. This week Sarah and Jess explore why that is. This episode is sponsored by OraQuickOraQuick HIV Self-Test gives you more control, allowing you to test yourself accurately anytime, anywhere, using an oral fluid sample. No blood, no needles, just results in 20 minutes. OraQuick is easy, painless, proven and private. Available from Terrence Higgins Trust, Superdrug, Amazon and pharmacies throughout the UK.Additional information on uk.oraquick.comSourcesChemsex is top of the list of risk factors for HIV infection in gay and bisexual men in England | aidsmap What is chemsex and why does it matter? | The BMJ1 new message (help4addiction.co.uk)Antidote: Drugs & Alcohol Support - London FriendUseful informationChemsex Support - London FriendFree professional chemsex support in/outside London (controllingchemsex.com)Chemsex support for professionals | Change Grow Live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Aug 202336min

Sarah and Jess take a look at some cases of discrimination against children due to their HIV status in the USA, and how their parents handled such difficult situations. This episode is dedicated to Eliana, Ricky, Robert and RandySourcesEliana Martinez, by and Through Her Next Friend, Rosa E.martinez, Her Mother, Plaintiff-appellant, v. School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, a Corporatebody Public, Defendant-appellee, 861 F.2d 1502 (11th Cir. 1988) :: JustiaMartinez v. School Bd. of Hillsborough County, Fla., 675 F. Supp. 1574 (M.D. Fla. 1987) :: JustiaRosa Martínez and Eliana Martínez - WikipediaEliana Martinez, 8; AIDS Victim in School Dispute - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)Eliana Martinez, 8; Won AIDS Court Test - The New York Times (nytimes.com)- WikipediaThe Ray brothers: Kelly Ring talks with Florida family years after children's deaths from AIDS (fox13news.com)HIV-positive Ray brothers' home burned down | HISTORY'We'll see them again': Last living Ray brother diagnosed with AIDS in 80s passes away (fox13news.com)The Ray Brothers, a Sad Story of Ignorance and Intolerance – THE UNFINISHED PYRAMID Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Aug 202333min

This week Sarah and Jess explore the rare phenomenon of elite controllers - a person living with HIV who is able to maintain an undetectable viral load for at least 12 months, despite not being on medication. SourcesThe Stages of HIV Infection | NIHWhat is an elite controller? | aidsmapThe 'elite controllers' who can naturally suppress HIV | Aids and HIV | The Guardian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Jul 202335min

In the final part of this trilogy, Sarah and Jess take a look at what the other HIV risks are that affect the transgender community.SourcesHIV and trans and non-binary people in the UK | Sexually Transmitted Infections (bmj.com)First data on trans people accessing HIV care in England | aidsmapLatest statistics on HIV in the UK: data for 2021 | HTB | HIV i-BaseOther informationZero HIV Stigma Day |Launch a campaign on HIV to tell the public that Undetectable = Untransmittable - Petitions (parliament.uk) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jul 202332min