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Together, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life - find out how:
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It only takes a few minutes. Complete the survey now and share it with five friends. Every response helps build a healthier, better-supported community.

bit.ly/LSLsurvey25
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September 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Chemsex is on the rise along with addiction, overdoses and stigma.

By sharing your experiences – what’s used, how often, where and what support is missing – you’ll help shape better services and influence change.

bit.ly/LSLsurvey25
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September 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Are you part of the LGBTQ+ community and live in Lambeth, Southwark or Lewisham?

You can help save lives.

Reply to this anonymous survey on drug and alcohol use in the LGBTQ+ community. No names, no contact details, no personal data are collected.

bit.ly/LSLsurvey25

#LGBT #LGBThealth #chemsex
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September 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Whether you're backing West Ham or Chelsea today we all share the same goal: ending new HIV transmissions in London.

✅ Test regularly
✅ Use HIV PrEP
✅ Use condoms
✅ Know that Undetectable = Untransmittable

#whucfc #matchday #LondonTogether #tyla #HIVprevention
Copies of The London Standard lie on a green chair. The front page features Tyla, above an advert that reads "West Ham. Chelsea. Same Goal. Together we can end new HIV transmissions". Adjacent to this is the Do It London logo and URL: doitlondon.org
August 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Gorgeous people - if you see our posters out in the wild, tell us!

And tell your mum, your mates, the guy in the chip shop. Together, London, we can end new HIV transmissions.

#UequalsU
#HIVtesting
#EndHIVstigma
#LondonTogether
Against a two-tone red background sits white text that reads "We got through lockdown in shoebox flats. We can end new HIV transmissions." On the right is the DO IT LONDON logo with the strapline "Let's prevent HIV together"
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We're sharing what all Londoners should know:
That condoms, PrEP and regular testing help to prevent HIV
And that Undetectable equals Untransmittable: that with effective medication, people living with HIV can live long, healthy lives, and HIV can't be passed on.
Against a two-tone yellow background reads "Sliding into their DMs. PrEP. One of these is 99% effective. PrEP is a free daily pill that helps prevent HIV." At the bottom right is the DO IT LONDON logo with strapline "Let's prevent HIV together."
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Most Londoners don’t know enough about HIV, and what they can do to help stop new transmissions.

But there’s a lot you DO know about being a Londoner.

We're incredibly excited to TODAY launch our new campaign inviting all Londoners to help prevent HIV together.
Against a purple and blue background reads "Walk on the left. Stand on the right. Here's another thing every Londoner should know: with effective medication, HIV can't be passed on." Underneath that is the Do It London logo and strapline reading "Let's prevent HIV together"
August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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"It wasn't an individual. It was a system".

Our Lead Commissioner Marc Thompson joined others in sitting with family and friends for a beautiful, raw conversation about living with HIV and about HIV stigma.

The full video of this beautiful project by Naz is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2h...
July 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Have I told you lately that I love testing?

Getting tested for STIs and HIV is easy, free, and confidential.

Protect yourself and your community.
Book a test today: doitlondon.shl.uk

#HIVTesting #KnowYourStatus
Against a two-tone yellow background read the words: London, let's prevent HIV together. Play your part. Test today. To the right is the Do It London logo.
July 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Together, Londoners can help end new HIV transmissions by 2030.

Pride. Progress. People.

Let’s keep going—together. Learn more at bit.ly/DILrelaunch
A two-tone red backdrop showcases the outline of part of Greater London. In white, sitting in front of this are the words: London, let's prevent HIV together. Find out how at doitlondon.org
June 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Do It London is the citywide commitment to ending new HIV transmissions by 2030. With your help, we can make HIV prevention part of everyday life for all Londoners.

Our campaign has been updated for 2025 in a process shaped by Londoners, for Londoners, featuring Londoners.

👇
bit.ly/DILrelaunch
Three Londoners smile at the camera against an orange and yellow backdrop in the outline of Greater London. One their right is a logo that reads 'Do It London - let's prevent HIV together'
June 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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A funding crisis threatens services for people living with HIV & the goal to end new #HIV cases by 2030.

The latest #HIVOutcomes UK report drawing on evidence from HIV charities & people living with HIV, highlights actions needed.

nat.org.uk/publications...

@nat.org.uk @hivoutcomes.bsky.social
Two people wearing red coats and walking three dogs walk across a pier. Text on top of image reads: HIV Services at the crossroads: The role of the voluntary sector and needs of communities. Logos for National AIDS Trust and HIV Outcomes are on the top right hand side.
May 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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We stand alongside the #TransCommunity today and every day.

Sending love to every trans person.
We all deserve to be seen, respected and loved.

#transvisibility #LGBTQIA #TDOV25
A heart in the colours of the Transgender Flag (horizontal from the top - light blue, light pink, white, light pink, light blue) sits against a pink background. At the bottom right sits the Do It London logo, and on the left are the words 'TODAY AND EVERY DAY WE SUPPORT THE TRANS COMMUNITY'
March 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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As Feb ends, we once again celebrate the leading role the LGBTQIA+ community has taken in tackling HIV. Fighting fear & stigma, fostering community & pride, & relentless activism for recognition & rights, the community has bettered the lives of people living with #HIV across the world.

🏳️‍🌈❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Two images from Pride campaign where activists from many different HIV and LGBTQIA+ organisations joined together under the #United4PrEP banner to advocate for PrEP to be made available on the NHS. Images show crowds of many people holding banners with the United4PrEP logo and banners.
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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This logo and hashtag was displayed on placards at #Pride when the coalition members agreed to promote the cause rather than carry their individual organisations' messages.

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On the left is an image from London Pride with activists from many different HIV and LGBTQIA+ organisations holding holding banners with the United4PrEP logo and banners. On the right, against a rainbow coloured background read the words "LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives"
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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It's our final dive into the archives of #LGBTQHistoryMonth

The United4PrEP visual identity was designed for a campaign that brought a number of HIV & LGBTQIA+ organisations together to advocate for PrEP to be made available on the NHS. logo design is by by no.star (@HIVgraphics on Insta)

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At the bottom of the image, against a rainbow coloured background read the words "LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives". On the left is an image of a light blue PrEP pill, with a dark blue sash over it reading United4PrEP. On the right is black text reading "This logo and hashtag were displayed on placards at Pride, when the coalition members agreed to promote the cause rather than carry their own individual organisation's messages.
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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"...The use of sexualised imagery was a deliberate choice to capture attention, challenge stereotypes, and promote a candid conversation about sexual health within the community."

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Text at the bottom reads "LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives", against a rainbow background. On the left is a black and white press ad put out by Big Up advertising the diverse range of acts and entertainment at Big Up's Pride '96 event. On the right is the continuation of a quote by LHPP's Lead Commissioner Marc Thompson about Big Up's 1996 press ad, reading "... The use of sexualised imagery was a deliberate choice to capture attention, challenge stereotypes, and promote a candid conversation about sexual health within the community."
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Featuring in our penultimate #LGBTQHistoryMonth dive into the archives is this flyer, published by Big Up in 1996 to raise awareness of Big Up’s work delivering HIV/AIDS information to Black men who have sex with men.

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Text at the bottom reads "LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives", against a rainbow background. On the left is a black and white flyer with the organisation name "Big Up" in large print. A phallic-shaped image sits in the middle of the flyer, with images of lips filling the shape. To the right of the poster is a quote from Marc Thompson, LHPP Lead Commissioner saying "The 1996 leaflet was instrumental in raising awareness within Black gay communities by using culturally specific language and imagery."
February 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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It wasn't until the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 that the age of consent for gay men was finally equalized to 16 - a crucial step towards legal equality, ensuring that all young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, were subject to the same legal standards and protections.

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Against a rainbow-coloured background, the second half of a GMFA press advert includes a list of facts around reducing the age of consent to 16. These include that evidence shows that gay men are able to protect themselves from the risk of HIV infection if they have access to frank information about homosexuality and safer sex in supportive environment.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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The movement in the UK to reduce the age of consent for gay men to 16 was a significant campaign aimed at achieving equality between heterosexuals and homosexuals. Activists argued that the disparity in age of consent was discriminatory and perpetuated stigma against the LGBTQ+ community.

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Against a rainbow-coloured background is a close up of part of a 1994 press advert from Gay Men Fighting AIDS with the headline "GMFA SAYS PROTECT THE YOUNG". The advert notes that Parliament will vote on the age of consent within the next few weeks, and that MPs are still open to persuasion. It notes that some MPs believe that the age of consent of 18 or 21 will protect young gay men from HIV and AIDS, and implores that you can help to persuade your MP that this opinion is wrong, and explain why we need an equal age of consent for reasons of public health as well as personal happiness.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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We're talking equity in this #LGBTQHistoryMonth dive into the archives with a look at this press ad published by Gay Men Fighting AIDS back in 1994

~~The Age of Consent ~~

Read on for more and a closer look at the press ad:

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#equalrights #equity #LGBTQIA
Against a rainbow-coloured background, the words 'LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives' can be seen. Above that sits a 1994 press advert from Gay Men Fighting AIDS with the headline "GMFA SAYS PROTECT THE YOUNG". Below this sits a list of facts around equity in the law around the age of consent, and the risks potentially posed to young gay men due to a lack of equality in the law, and information around sex and HIV.
February 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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So take action on your health - book that test, find out about PrEP or pick up a condom today.

And for more like this, check out the brilliant HIV Graphic Communication site, where all our #LGBTQHistoryMonth graphics come from:
www.hivgraphiccommunication.com

#HIV #healthcomms #publichealth

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Above the words "LGBT+ History Month: The Archives" sits a clipping from a newspaper that contains the image of a GMFA travel card holder with the words "London Lube - Make a pass" and a phallic version of the London Tube logo on one side, and the picture of buttocks and the caption "Squeeze it out" on the other side. Next to this sits a short article advertising the "TRAVELHARD" Travelcard holder. The clipping reads: Just what every piece of teen trouble needs, a sneaky old Travelcard holder to keep the condom, lube and safer sex reminders in. GMFA, out there on their own when it comes to brainwaves for spreading the word about keeping it safe, have developed this little gimmick which they'll be giving away on the Victoria Line, which is the line you'll need to get to Brockwell Park on Pride Day. Well, when the teens aren't getting the message in school, fun and funky tricks like this are lifesavers.
February 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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If you like tongue-in-cheek.... read on...

In the 1990s, Gay Men Fighting AIDS played a pivotal role in HIV prevention & awareness within the community. The org was known for its innovative & bold approach to health promotion, often using explicit content to convey messages about safe sex.

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Text reading "LGBTQ+ History Month: The Archives" sits below the image of a travel card holder. The holder consists of puns around the London Transport System - "London Lube", with stations listed such as "Shagwell" "Holeburn" and "Campstead"
February 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Another gem from the archives for LGBTQ+ History Month

In the 1980s & 1990s, community orgs, lesbians, & others in #London played a crucial role in supporting people living with HIV or dying from AIDS. Spaces like London Lighthouse (who published this 1991 press ad) provided essential services.
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Snippets from a 1991 press ad from London Lighthouse, including artwork of two people on bikes, information on a sponsored cycle ride, and artwork of a lighthouse, next to text that reads 'Thank you to all lesbians & gay men who have supported the centre, and best wishes for Pride 91'
February 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We're back in the archives for LGBTQ+ History Month!

The Naz Project has been actively involved in HIV prevention and community support within Black, Brown and Global Majority communities for over 30 years.

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#HIV #HIVTestingWeek #LGBT
Two posters from The Naz Project in the 1990s, promoting condom use. One is a black and white poster of a man holding a condom above the words 'It's That Condom Moment'. The second is the image of a sculpture of two people, with the words 'safer sex is good sex' around it, as well as information for The Naz Project's multilingual support hotline
February 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM