Robert Ely

Activist & HIV Positive

I don’t have any holidays, I don’t have a car, I don’t do anything out of the ordinary these days, apart from survive, and that is worrying

• LGBTQ+ Rights
• Long Term Survivors
• Support Groups

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Dr Rupert Whitaker

THT Founder, Pioneer & HIV Activist

A major issue…is that neither social nor mental issues are addressed adequately by clinics

• Community
• Medical Staff
• Support Groups

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Arnold Gordon

Activist & Founder of Blackliners

There was a huge appetite among young, gay, black men for what we could do to help them

• Buddying
• Fear & Stigma
• Support Groups

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Kelly Hunter MBE

HIV Activist & Actor

We had the whole cast of East Enders pulling pints in the pubs, Boy George in the Rock Garden, Jonathan Ross in Paul Smith’s clothes shop, Kate Bush was there, Harry Enfield…

• Activism
• Music & the ARTS
• Support Groups

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Janet Green

Advocate & THT Pioneer

AIDS brought together gay and lesbian communities in a way not seen previously

• Activism
• Lesbian Support
• Support Groups

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Emma Cole

Educationalist & Long Term Survivor

It’s not about ‘good’ people with HIV, and ‘bad’ people. An illness doesn’t know who you are when it infects you.

• Activism
• Long Term Survivors
• Support Groups

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