Eugene Lynch
@eugenelynch.bsky.social
Director of Delivery at Terrence Higgins Trust. Guide Dogs volunteer. In a relationship. From Dublin. In London. Living with HIV
Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! 🏳️🌈
a pink and orange striped background with a flag on it
Alt: a pink and orange striped background with a lesbian flag on it
media.tenor.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! 🏳️🌈
The continuous attack on trans people is horrendous.
The fact that the government is going along with the transphobic narrative & rhetoric and hiding behind the Supreme Court judgement is cowardly, inhumane, and incredibly disappointing.
The fact that the government is going along with the transphobic narrative & rhetoric and hiding behind the Supreme Court judgement is cowardly, inhumane, and incredibly disappointing.
a speech bubble that says " trans women are women "
Alt: a speech bubble that says " trans women are women "
media.tenor.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The continuous attack on trans people is horrendous.
The fact that the government is going along with the transphobic narrative & rhetoric and hiding behind the Supreme Court judgement is cowardly, inhumane, and incredibly disappointing.
The fact that the government is going along with the transphobic narrative & rhetoric and hiding behind the Supreme Court judgement is cowardly, inhumane, and incredibly disappointing.
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
To my trans siblings.
It's OK to be scared, to want to hide or to need to take some time to figure out what to do.
If you're a fighter then by all means fight but you're no less a part of this if what you can offer is support or you just getting through the day.
Right now living is resistance.
It's OK to be scared, to want to hide or to need to take some time to figure out what to do.
If you're a fighter then by all means fight but you're no less a part of this if what you can offer is support or you just getting through the day.
Right now living is resistance.
April 22, 2025 at 8:34 PM
To my trans siblings.
It's OK to be scared, to want to hide or to need to take some time to figure out what to do.
If you're a fighter then by all means fight but you're no less a part of this if what you can offer is support or you just getting through the day.
Right now living is resistance.
It's OK to be scared, to want to hide or to need to take some time to figure out what to do.
If you're a fighter then by all means fight but you're no less a part of this if what you can offer is support or you just getting through the day.
Right now living is resistance.
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
I am increasingly disappointed that the concerns of the #LGBTQ+ community over what the Supreme Court judgement means for them are not yet being addressed. I have written to the Government asking them to make clear how trans and non binary rights will be protected.
April 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I am increasingly disappointed that the concerns of the #LGBTQ+ community over what the Supreme Court judgement means for them are not yet being addressed. I have written to the Government asking them to make clear how trans and non binary rights will be protected.
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
🆕 "The Unraveling of the Global #HIV Response: Interview with Chris Beyrer, M.D., M.P.H." via @thebodydotcom.bsky.social
The Unraveling of the Global HIV Response: Interview with Chris Beyrer, M.D., M.P.H.
“The concept of diversity is fundamental to the HIV response,” Beyrer said. “We're all going to have to exercise our democratic rights, particularly to stand up for adolescents, for people living with...
www.thebodypro.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🆕 "The Unraveling of the Global #HIV Response: Interview with Chris Beyrer, M.D., M.P.H." via @thebodydotcom.bsky.social
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
The Trump administration's proposed foreign aid cuts could cause a surge in global HIV deaths & infections, according to a recent study:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.cbsnews.com/video/foreig...
with @LindseyReiser on @CBSNews
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.cbsnews.com/video/foreig...
with @LindseyReiser on @CBSNews
April 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Trump administration's proposed foreign aid cuts could cause a surge in global HIV deaths & infections, according to a recent study:
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.cbsnews.com/video/foreig...
with @LindseyReiser on @CBSNews
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.cbsnews.com/video/foreig...
with @LindseyReiser on @CBSNews
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Drug resistance is a huge problem that we need to stay on top of.
Scientific advances have made it so many diseases that would previously kill you, are now significantly more benign.
So long as the drugs meant to treat the disease, work. If resistance develops, we all suffer.
Scientific advances have made it so many diseases that would previously kill you, are now significantly more benign.
So long as the drugs meant to treat the disease, work. If resistance develops, we all suffer.
The Trump administration has shut down the CDC's tracking of drug-resistant gonorrhea. “We were just really shut down midair, like there was no warning,” a CDC official said. “It was just completely unplanned and chaotic.” Story by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...
A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered (Gift Article)
The United States can no longer keep tabs on drug-resistant gonorrhea, among other infections, scientists said.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Drug resistance is a huge problem that we need to stay on top of.
Scientific advances have made it so many diseases that would previously kill you, are now significantly more benign.
So long as the drugs meant to treat the disease, work. If resistance develops, we all suffer.
Scientific advances have made it so many diseases that would previously kill you, are now significantly more benign.
So long as the drugs meant to treat the disease, work. If resistance develops, we all suffer.
His words: “Look, I’m not judging you…”
His face:
His face:
April 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
His words: “Look, I’m not judging you…”
His face:
His face:
Booking is now open for your spring COVID booster if you’re living with HIV. Appointments start 1 April.
I booked mine for next week
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
I booked mine for next week
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
Book, change, or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online
Book, change or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment online.
www.nhs.uk
March 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Booking is now open for your spring COVID booster if you’re living with HIV. Appointments start 1 April.
I booked mine for next week
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
I booked mine for next week
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services...
I was pleased to support a motion to reaffirm commitments on LGBTQ+ rights & healthcare
@libdems.org.uk have become the first party to adopt a policy to roll out year-round HIV and STI postal testing in England, to end the postcode lottery in accessing these services
@pluslibdems.bsky.social
@libdems.org.uk have become the first party to adopt a policy to roll out year-round HIV and STI postal testing in England, to end the postcode lottery in accessing these services
@pluslibdems.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I was pleased to support a motion to reaffirm commitments on LGBTQ+ rights & healthcare
@libdems.org.uk have become the first party to adopt a policy to roll out year-round HIV and STI postal testing in England, to end the postcode lottery in accessing these services
@pluslibdems.bsky.social
@libdems.org.uk have become the first party to adopt a policy to roll out year-round HIV and STI postal testing in England, to end the postcode lottery in accessing these services
@pluslibdems.bsky.social
Last night I was invited to Swansea Boy, a new play about love, loss and life in the era of AIDS.
The production is kindly raising money for @thtorguk through front-of-house bucket and QR code collections. Thanks to Mark Cainen for this and for inviting us to attend. ❤️
The production is kindly raising money for @thtorguk through front-of-house bucket and QR code collections. Thanks to Mark Cainen for this and for inviting us to attend. ❤️
March 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Last night I was invited to Swansea Boy, a new play about love, loss and life in the era of AIDS.
The production is kindly raising money for @thtorguk through front-of-house bucket and QR code collections. Thanks to Mark Cainen for this and for inviting us to attend. ❤️
The production is kindly raising money for @thtorguk through front-of-house bucket and QR code collections. Thanks to Mark Cainen for this and for inviting us to attend. ❤️
Fortunately, my HIV clinic checked my measles antibody levels at the end of 2023 (all good).
Unfortunately, this was necessary due to people not being vaccinated and the risk of outbreaks.
With my low-level viraemia and previous immune damage it made sense to check.
Unfortunately, this was necessary due to people not being vaccinated and the risk of outbreaks.
With my low-level viraemia and previous immune damage it made sense to check.
Measles
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
If you were born between 1957-1968, your MMR vax was less effective than what came later & you may need boosting.
If you were born before ~1984, there's a small chance it may no longer be protecting you & you may need boosting.
I just messaged my doc to ask re: a "titer test" to find out.
Do you need a measles booster shot? What to know as a U.S. outbreak spreads
A measles outbreak in the U.S. has grown to over 120 cases. Here's what to know about measles vaccines and those who may need a booster.
www.cbsnews.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fortunately, my HIV clinic checked my measles antibody levels at the end of 2023 (all good).
Unfortunately, this was necessary due to people not being vaccinated and the risk of outbreaks.
With my low-level viraemia and previous immune damage it made sense to check.
Unfortunately, this was necessary due to people not being vaccinated and the risk of outbreaks.
With my low-level viraemia and previous immune damage it made sense to check.
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Absolutely no one can tell you whether a given product currently manufactured in Canada will face tariffs if it enters the United States three weeks from now.
Anyone trying is basically just guessing.
That's going to keep happening and it's decidedly sub-optimal from a business perspective.
Anyone trying is basically just guessing.
That's going to keep happening and it's decidedly sub-optimal from a business perspective.
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Absolutely no one can tell you whether a given product currently manufactured in Canada will face tariffs if it enters the United States three weeks from now.
Anyone trying is basically just guessing.
That's going to keep happening and it's decidedly sub-optimal from a business perspective.
Anyone trying is basically just guessing.
That's going to keep happening and it's decidedly sub-optimal from a business perspective.
40 million people living with HIV
30 million on HIV treatment
20 million people’s treatment supported by PEPFAR
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
30 million on HIV treatment
20 million people’s treatment supported by PEPFAR
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
PEPFAR, the acclaimed anti-HIV program, faces loss of funds as part of U.S. aid pause
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
40 million people living with HIV
30 million on HIV treatment
20 million people’s treatment supported by PEPFAR
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
30 million on HIV treatment
20 million people’s treatment supported by PEPFAR
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Une décision judiciaire sur la PrEP et le retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump aux États-Unis pourraient limiter son accès. Ces menaces suscitent de vives inquiétudes chez les militants-es de la lutte contre le VIH. Explications.
www.aides.org/actualite/la...
www.aides.org/actualite/la...
L'Actu vue par Remaides : États-Unis : La Prep menacée par le retour de Trump
Alors que la Prep a permis de réduire efficacement les transmissions du VIH dans les villes où elle a été déployée, une décision judiciaire et le retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump aux États-Unis pourr...
www.aides.org
January 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Une décision judiciaire sur la PrEP et le retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump aux États-Unis pourraient limiter son accès. Ces menaces suscitent de vives inquiétudes chez les militants-es de la lutte contre le VIH. Explications.
www.aides.org/actualite/la...
www.aides.org/actualite/la...
On 5 June 1981, the CDC’s Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report reported about an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases in gay men in Los Angeles: the first hint of the existence of #HIV
MMWR has existed since the 1930s. This week a Trump executive order has stopped it being published.
MMWR has existed since the 1930s. This week a Trump executive order has stopped it being published.
January 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
On 5 June 1981, the CDC’s Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report reported about an unusual cluster of pneumonia cases in gay men in Los Angeles: the first hint of the existence of #HIV
MMWR has existed since the 1930s. This week a Trump executive order has stopped it being published.
MMWR has existed since the 1930s. This week a Trump executive order has stopped it being published.
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Health researchers alarmed as Trump admin pauses travel, communications
“Everything is basically in chaos. And frankly everyone is terrified. We’ve never seen anything like this. This is like a meteor just crashed into all of our cancer centers and research areas.”
Gift access: wapo.st/4jI1Wuj
“Everything is basically in chaos. And frankly everyone is terrified. We’ve never seen anything like this. This is like a meteor just crashed into all of our cancer centers and research areas.”
Gift access: wapo.st/4jI1Wuj
Health researchers alarmed as Trump administration pauses travel, communications
The halt has frozen research grants, meetings and key health updates. “Everything is basically in chaos,” said one cancer researcher.
wapo.st
January 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Health researchers alarmed as Trump admin pauses travel, communications
“Everything is basically in chaos. And frankly everyone is terrified. We’ve never seen anything like this. This is like a meteor just crashed into all of our cancer centers and research areas.”
Gift access: wapo.st/4jI1Wuj
“Everything is basically in chaos. And frankly everyone is terrified. We’ve never seen anything like this. This is like a meteor just crashed into all of our cancer centers and research areas.”
Gift access: wapo.st/4jI1Wuj
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
11AM: How bad could the new administration be?
4PM: And Elon did that how many times?
4PM: And Elon did that how many times?
January 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
11AM: How bad could the new administration be?
4PM: And Elon did that how many times?
4PM: And Elon did that how many times?
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Nothing to see here. Just $8000 for a syphilis test. Just imagine what they would’ve charged if she needed the ever so expensive treatment (penicillin).
denverite.com/2024/12/27/s...
denverite.com/2024/12/27/s...
This Denver woman received an $8,652 syphilis test
Denverite reviewed her invoice and tried to understand why the syphilis test cost so much. Here's what we learned.
denverite.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Nothing to see here. Just $8000 for a syphilis test. Just imagine what they would’ve charged if she needed the ever so expensive treatment (penicillin).
denverite.com/2024/12/27/s...
denverite.com/2024/12/27/s...
Watching #TheHoliday for the first time ever.
First impressions 10 minutes in:
- Kate Winslet is awesome (which I already knew and is why we’re watching it in the first place)
- Bridget Jones meets Love Actually
- Daily Telegraph? Ew
- Kate Winslet could do a lot better than the guy she loves
First impressions 10 minutes in:
- Kate Winslet is awesome (which I already knew and is why we’re watching it in the first place)
- Bridget Jones meets Love Actually
- Daily Telegraph? Ew
- Kate Winslet could do a lot better than the guy she loves
December 26, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Watching #TheHoliday for the first time ever.
First impressions 10 minutes in:
- Kate Winslet is awesome (which I already knew and is why we’re watching it in the first place)
- Bridget Jones meets Love Actually
- Daily Telegraph? Ew
- Kate Winslet could do a lot better than the guy she loves
First impressions 10 minutes in:
- Kate Winslet is awesome (which I already knew and is why we’re watching it in the first place)
- Bridget Jones meets Love Actually
- Daily Telegraph? Ew
- Kate Winslet could do a lot better than the guy she loves
Review of new Xmas TV:
Doctor Who 8/10
Wallace & Gromit 11/10
Doctor Who 8/10
Wallace & Gromit 11/10
December 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Review of new Xmas TV:
Doctor Who 8/10
Wallace & Gromit 11/10
Doctor Who 8/10
Wallace & Gromit 11/10
One thing I’ve never been able to understand is how, although England has such strict Sunday trading laws (stores over 280 sqm can sell for a maximum of 6 hours), the giant (3,900 sqm) Eataly store in the City of London is open 9am-10pm on Sunday all year round…?
Does anyone know how?
Does anyone know how?
December 22, 2024 at 4:39 PM
One thing I’ve never been able to understand is how, although England has such strict Sunday trading laws (stores over 280 sqm can sell for a maximum of 6 hours), the giant (3,900 sqm) Eataly store in the City of London is open 9am-10pm on Sunday all year round…?
Does anyone know how?
Does anyone know how?
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
"In naming ... lenacapavir as the 2024 #BOTY, Science acknowledges the next, but by no means final, step in the drive to fight HIV/AIDS, where the rigors of the laboratory and the needs of humanity are inseparable," writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in this week's #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4g9kjG4
December 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
"In naming ... lenacapavir as the 2024 #BOTY, Science acknowledges the next, but by no means final, step in the drive to fight HIV/AIDS, where the rigors of the laboratory and the needs of humanity are inseparable," writes @holdenthorp.bsky.social in this week's #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4g9kjG4
It’s hard to overstate the level of excitement in the HIV sector that this breakthrough brings.
We are about to have a twice-a-year injection that would prevent you from getting HIV.
No wonder it’s Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year 2024
We are about to have a twice-a-year injection that would prevent you from getting HIV.
No wonder it’s Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year 2024
Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
December 12, 2024 at 11:48 PM
It’s hard to overstate the level of excitement in the HIV sector that this breakthrough brings.
We are about to have a twice-a-year injection that would prevent you from getting HIV.
No wonder it’s Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year 2024
We are about to have a twice-a-year injection that would prevent you from getting HIV.
No wonder it’s Science Magazine’s Breakthrough of the Year 2024
Reposted by Eugene Lynch
Science (@science.org) has named twice-yearly lenacapavir #PrEP as its Breakthrough of the Year, recognizing it as a game-changer in the fight to end the #HIV epidemic worldwide. Aiming to further push the envelope, Gilead is now working on a once-yearly version.
www.poz.com/article/twic...
www.poz.com/article/twic...
Twice-Yearly HIV PrEP Is the Breakthrough of the Year—Could It Be Annual?
Gilead is working on new formulations of injectable lenacapavir that could be administered just once a year.
www.poz.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Science (@science.org) has named twice-yearly lenacapavir #PrEP as its Breakthrough of the Year, recognizing it as a game-changer in the fight to end the #HIV epidemic worldwide. Aiming to further push the envelope, Gilead is now working on a once-yearly version.
www.poz.com/article/twic...
www.poz.com/article/twic...