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“ I Know What My HIV Status Is. So Should You. Get Tested.” World AIDS Dayy Special clubs | bars | cabaret | life /0tNOVEMBERQXMAGAZINE.COM Suitable only for persons years of 18 and over. Darius Ferdynand says “ I know what my HIV status is. So should you. Get tested.” World AIDS Dayy Special print + web iPad + iPhone QX_977_Cover.indd 1 26/11/2013 19:56 Remember, Remember, 1st of December With HIV/AIDS still affecting so many gay men in the world today, and the spread of new infections rising, World AIDS Day remains one of our community’s most important events. It’s a time to remember the lives lost, the battles won and to better inform ourselves of the gay scene’s most prevalent health issue. And most of all, GET TESTED! Darius Knows His Status, So Should You One of the fittest gay porn stars around and this week’s QX cover star, Darius Ferdynand, has spoken out for World AIDS Day. In a YouTube video for Positive East he says: “I have great sex, but I do so SOLDIER ON FOR A knowing what my HIV status is. HEALTHIER COMMUNITY So should you.” It echoes the …And it’s not just porn stars like Darius message of most HIV charities Ferdynand that care about their sexual that it is always best to know health, James Wharton, a former Lance your status, for your own health Corporal with the Blues and Royals, took and that of others. You can view a rapid HIV test to encourage more gay the clip here: men to test for the virus. He said: “Modern www.positiveeast.org.uk tests are done in minutes, and you get your Check out result there and then. I fully believe we can www.iwantanHIVtest.org.uk win the fight against HIV, but it’s up to us to for details of instant HIV tests keep testing, testing, testing.” in venues across London for the Visit www.startswithme.org.uk to find World AIDS Day week. your nearest testing centre or to order a postal testing kit. A Positive Look Positive Sunday 1st December, Waterloo East Theatre, Brad Street, Waterloo, SE1 8TG Tickets: £10/£12. Booking: waterlooeast.co.uk Prowler’s World AIDs Week Fundraising In the name of World AIDs Day, Prowler, 5 – 7 Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0AF stage comedy Positive will be Earlier this year, Millivres Prowler Group teamed up with six heading to London for one night charities; AVERT, The Food Chain, GMFA, National AIDs only. The story centres around Trust, PACE and Positive East. And now they’re reuniting in the Benji (Will Marsh) who after week’s run-up to World AIDs Day to raise more money for them – getting his HIV under control, is with different activities going on each evening. Giving a donation to now looking to get his love life off collectors at Piccadilly Circus on 30th November also entitles you the flat-liner. It’s unusual to see a play that confronts a serious issue to 10% off at the store. in a light-hearted way and with great reviews across the board, we can only imagine it’s refreshing to say the least. Know Your Facts Talk About It Remember Ask Me About HIV London Gay Men’s Group St Anne’s Church with 56 Dean Street For the weekend of World AIDS Day, the This weekly group is for gay men living with 55 Dean Street, Soho, W1D 6AF Terrence Higgins Trust will be supporting HIV, to discuss life, love, sex, health and Sunday 1st December, 4pm-6.30pm people with HIV in telling their stories and anything to do with living with the virus. All are welcome at St Anne’s Church on raising awareness of HIV to combat the Friendships are born and advice is given Sunday 1st December to light a candle, stigma attached to it. Check out in this non-judgemental, good-humoured listen to short presentations, record the www.tht.org.uk/askme to see a fact atmosphere. They meet every Monday from names of your loved ones and be in the sheet, to educate yourself and others. 5.30pm-8pm at the 56 Dean Street Ground company of friendly people who care. St Board Room. Email [email protected] Anne’s and 56 Dean Street clinic provide for more information. this joint venture so we don’t forget those we’ve lost to HIV and AIDS. 2 ´ QX_977_World Aids Day.indd 2 26/11/2013 18:35 QX 977 MASTER 1.indd 3 26/11/2013 14:27 GET TESTED! 20% of those with HIV don’t know they have the virus! According to latest figures in a new Public Health England report, around 20% of all people living with HIV in the UK are unaware of their HIV status. This means they are delaying treatment, which impacts their health and reduces their life expectancy. It also means they could be unknowingly infecting people they sleep with. It is important that anyone who is not testing, should be. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s sexual health clinics have Testing Times arranged some special events and set up new services to make getting tested even easier. See www.faststdtest.nhs.uk for G-A-Y and 56 Dean Street have been promoting HIV testing on the further information about all the events. gay scene for years. This year on World AIDS Day they continue their efforts to drive the message home that knowing your status could save your life. G-A-Y owner Jeremy Joseph chats to QX… Where to get tested! How did last year’s are worried about having campaign go for you? a positive result, 56 Dean Extended opening hours and special events. Last year was our second Street will be on standby year. In the first year we with all their expertise to set a world record, and last help you. Thursday 28th, year we broke our world It also indirectly 18.00-20.30 record. Since then, a group inspired a lot of the Antidote in South America broke events around National 32a Wardour Street, London our record, which I guess HIV Testing Week. W1D 6AQ is a good thing, because They’ve since added our In partnership with Antidote, the yes we created it and they event into it so it now ends LGBT drug and alcohol charity, broke our record, but our on World AIDS Day 1st offering HIV home sampling saliva original activity inspired December, which I think is testing kits and sexual health advice. other countries to do important to have that day what we did. They tested of remembrance. Friday 29th, 17.00-19.00 over 3,000 people in eight What’s happening with Archway Centre And for every person tested G-A-Y hours! From that point of this year’s event at 681 - 689 Holloway Road, N19 5SE will donate a generous £10 to the view it’s a really good thing. G-A-Y Bar? Mortimer Market Centre Elton John AIDS Foundation. Get What was the initial We decided because there (off Tottenham Court Road), a health, check, help charity AND reaction to this kind of was no way we could break WC1E 6JB possibly bag £1,000 all in one go! testing in a gay bar? the record and test over Open for men who have sex with We love it! When we first decided 3,000 people in eight hours, men (MSM) for rapid HIV testing. to do this, we took a we would give people three Every Monday lot of flack from people reasons to get tested with 29th November Man Health at Manbar for what we were doing. us. First is that everybody John Hunter Clinic 79 Charing Cross Road, People were missing the who gets tested in G-A-Y Portobello Road - Westbourne Soho WC2H 0NE point. They thought we Bar will get a number – and Grove, outside Earl of Lonsdale Manbar and 56 Dean Street join were more interested in it’s not my phone number, public house W11 2QA. 10am-6pm forces to create a healthier gay making a world record, but so that’s good news! community. Every Monday you’ll be the purpose of going for [Laughs] The number will 30th November able to walk into Manbar and get the world record was to go into a draw and at 10pm West London Centre for an instant HIV or Hepatitis C test get people talking about somebody will win £1,000. Sexual Health and fast results for Gonorrhoea getting tested and creating You’ll also be helping charity Hammersmith (The cobbled area and Chlamydia by text message. awareness. But for us it as G-A-Y will be donating immediately outside Hammersmith The service will run every Monday was nothing new because £10 for every person tested Underground station). 1-5pm evening, 5pm-8pm. Chris Amos, we’ve been holding weekly to the Elton John AIDS Manbar’s founder, told QX: “The HIV testing clinics at G-A-Y Foundation. But the most 1st December outreach programme will hopefully Bar for years. The tests are important thing by far is G-A-Y Bar & 56 Dean Street, give gay people an opportunity conducted discretely. If you about knowing your status! 12-8pm to take care of themselves G-A-Y Bar, 30 Old Compton without having to go to a clinic Street, Soho, W1D 4UR environment.” Fancing winning £1,000 on World AIDS Day? Simply pop in to get Every Wednesday a HIV test! Knowing your status G-A-Y Bar (in the basement Get tested with G-A-Y & 56 Dean Street can save your life, so professionals bar), 30 Old Compton Street, at G-A-Y Bar (30 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4UR) from 56 Dean Street will be Soho, W1D 4UR.
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