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December 22, 2010

Made your new year’s resolution yet? Want to stop smoking? THT offers free course to help gay and bisexual men across East Sussex to kick the habit

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a free seven week course in partnership with NHS East Sussex Community Health Services next January aimed at helping gay men to quit smoking. The stop smoking course is targeted specifically with gay men in mind because research shows that gay men are more likely to smoke, start smoking earlier, and continue smoking longer than heterosexual men.

December 22, 2010

Terrence Higgins Trust launches new support groups for gay men in Brighton & Hove

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is to launch three support groups in the New Year all aimed at gay men living with HIV in Brighton & Hove. Two groups; the Lounge (for men who have been living with HIV for a year or more) and What Next? (for men recently diagnosed with HIV), are being re-launched after running successfully in 2010. In addition THT are starting a new support group called H2, for men living with HIV and Hepatitis C. Limited places are available for all three groups, so the charity is appealing to those interested to get in touch and book their place now.

December 1, 2010

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown, takes rapid HIV test at House of Lords

To mark World AIDS Day (December 1), Simon Kirby, Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, took a rapid HIV test during a Parliamentary reception at the House of Lords. Simon was given a simple finger-prick blood test, and was provided with a negative result within 15 minutes. The event was organised by HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) to back efforts to increase HIV testing.