AIDSfree: ‘My diagnosis came out of the blue ... no one spoke about HIV’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I used what was a really rubbish situation to better my life and other people’s lives Andrew Bates, diagnosed with HIV at 21 “I didn’t think it was something I was at risk of. We were told what to do if you get chlamydia or gonorrhoea – get this cream and it will get better – but nobody was honing in on HIV.” He adds: “LGBT-inclusive sex education wasn’t a big part of education. You just think, ‘That won’t happen to me.’ “HIV doesn’t define me but it’s now such a big part of my life. I used what was a really rubbish situation to better my life and other people’s lives.” Money raised from public donations through the AIDSfree appeal will be used to support the Elton John AIDS Foundation projects in six key cities around the world.
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‘Let's create an Aids-free future’: Message from Elton John and Evgeny Lebedev
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AIDSfree: London looks to stop the stigma and halt new HIV cases by 2030
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Growing homophobia will fuel the HIV epidemic, experts fear
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