Acceptance
Finding a cure is a search for our acceptance and an end to shame says UK writer Alex Sparrowhawk, but we don’t have to wait Over the weekend the media has been in a spin about a ‘breakthrough’ to...
View ArticleOne man's fight against HIV stigma, expressed in verse.
HIV poetry by Alex Sparrowhawk " I’m Undetectable, non-infectious But telling some of you is fucking pointless." The Seven-Year Itch The early days weren’t the typical honeymoon period And I...
View ArticleLifegiving gifts
From the U.K., Alex Sparrowhawk says, "... perhaps the best gift of all would be to share our knowledge and spirit with one another." During another successful National HIV Testing Week I’ve spoken to...
View ArticleThinking about 2016 and about what I want in my life.
From the UK, Alex Sparrowhawk: "Whilst colossal tremors shook political landscapes around the world my own little earthquakes have been no less eventful." As the end of the year approaches I’m pretty...
View ArticleChanges
The UK's Alex Sparrowhawk discusses his recent change in meds Merely two weeks into the year and it feels like a lot has happened already. Back to work, into the swing of building up my fitness again...
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HIV and dating: toe in the water
Newly single after a long time in a relationship, the UK's Alex Sparrowhawk braves the currents of modern dating. Following my diagnosis it was a mere three months before I met my ex-partner. He was...
View ArticleScotland says ‘yes’ to PrEP
Alex Sparrowhawk: "The news today exacerbates a postcode lottery that already exists in the UK when it comes to sexual health and the impact that has on the communities living with and affected by...
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Run out of rhino
UK guy Alex Sparrowhawk tries the Tinder app and gets very mixed results. I’m not the most patient of people and I’m also competitive – I’ve mastered being able to ‘win’ at anything, especially when...
View Article80 days of HIV
Alex Sparrowhawk checks in and talks about his new project, "...to show a daily snapshot of life with the virus." I’ve not written anything for a while, or more accurately I have written a lot and...
View ArticleThe S Word
Alex Sparrowhawk on HIV stigma "We want society to treat us with the same respect given to people without the virus. This means we need to live as we wish to be seen. Unashamed and unapologetic."...
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