Came out in 2005
Came out as HIV+ in 2014
No Shane. No regrets.
#NationalComingOutDay
#U=U
Of course. And I recognise the many privileges I enjoy that meant coming out was safe and relatively easy for me.

@matthewhodson.bsky.social
Shamelessly HIV+ actor, writer, public speaker based in London. Former CEO of aidsmap and Gay Men Fighting AIDS. He/him. 🏳️🌈🇪🇺🌍🌱
Of course. And I recognise the many privileges I enjoy that meant coming out was safe and relatively easy for me.
Came out in 2005
Came out as HIV+ in 2014
No Shane. No regrets.
#NationalComingOutDay
#U=U
Coming out, as lesbian, gay, bi, trans or queer is a process - not a moment. The same is true for coming out as HIV+. But it is by coming out that we dispel fear and ignorance. Coming out is a tool we can use to challenge HIV stigma, just as we use it to challenge homophobia. Smash the closet.
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Happy Sunday gorgeous!
Thank you for being braver earlier than I was. Honest reason: I felt like I’d let down my parents by acquiring HIV and I didn’t want them to know. And then a journalist told my mum…
Thank you!
Maybe she meant to say, “In 2016 when social media was just becoming rabidly right wing”?
1986 - Came out as gay
2012 - Came out as HIV+
No shame. No regrets.
#NationalComingOutDay
Re. the ongoing search for Wally, I have good news and bad news…
4% of people who live with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa develop tuberculosis (TB) each year - and it remains a major cause of death.
TB preventive treatment reduced the risk of developing active TB by 61% in people starting HIV treatment.
www.aidsmap.com/news/oct-202...
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40% of surveyed HIV organisations had run out of stocks of vital products, such as PrEP or HIV tests, as a result of cuts to international aid funding, led by Trump. More people will acquire HIV. More people will die of AIDS. “This is not a distant risk – it is already happening.”
People with HIV have greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
A new study finds that women’s risk is almost twice that of women who do not have HIV.
www.aidsmap.com/news/oct-202...
Trump’s transphobic politics obstruct the USA’s efforts to treat and prevent HIV… and a Reagan appointed Judge agrees.
I couldn’t resist the bragging!
I attract some weird compliments on Insta.
Is this really Sacha? I didn’t think I could love him any more than I already did.
It was released on a video single with the controversial Justify My Love video. Both are excellent of course but I think I played the Vogue one more often.
Never forget that Madonna served us one of the greatest moments in pop history.