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Matthew Hodson
@matthewhodson.bsky.social
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Shamelessly HIV+ actor, writer, public speaker based in London. Former CEO of aidsmap and Gay Men Fighting AIDS. He/him. 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺🌍🌱
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · Nov 16
A 🧵 on #AIDS in the 80s/90s:
I was 15 when I first had sex with a man.
I’d snuck off to London’s Heaven nightclub with the express intent of ridding myself of my ‘gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer.
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A black and white photo of me at 17. I’m wearing a baggy grey jumper and for some reason a leather cap.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4m
It’s about 12 minutes from where I’m staying. I’ll go out on my balcony and wave at you!
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5m
That’s a very kind thing of you to say. Thank you. Xx
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 33m
Lisbon 2006 / today.
In 2006 I had been diagnosed HIV+ for 8 years and on treatment for 3 years.
With secure access to treatment, HIV is no longer a barrier to a long and healthy life.
Me in Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon, sitting on a wall looking down to the estuary. I’m wearing a leather jacket and smiling. Me in the same spot 19 years later. I’m wearing a striped orange tshirt, a moustache and a smile.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 9h
Good news!
New HIV diagnoses in the UK fell by 4% in 2024.
The UK remains among the top countries in the world for diagnosis (95% of all living with HIV are diagnosed), treatment (99% of diagnosed on treatment) and viral suppression (98% ‘undetectable’ - and so can’t pass the virus on sexually).
Graph from UKHSA showing overall dramatic drop in diagnoses between 2004 and 2024. There was a rise after 2020 as a result of increases in testing rates, following significant low levels of testing as a result of COVID.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 19h
In these times, I’d be insulted not to be! 😂
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 19h
The first pharma that came up with a cure would make a shedload.
There are challenges with this virus that make the search for a cure uniquely challenging but it’s paranoic to think there’s a cure that’s being withheld.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 1d
Is he one of those Antifa terrorists I’ve been hearing about?
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 1d
Less George and the Dragon, more How To Train A Dragon.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 1d
Scientists develop a way to ‘flush out’ the HIV reservoir - key to finding a cure.
Note: lab studies only, early days.
Turning HIV’s power against itself may help target hidden virus – another step towards a cure
Researchers used selected molecules to make human cells less tolerant of damage, so that reactivating hidden HIV becomes a clear trigger for cell death. While making cells more vulnerable to dying may...
www.aidsmap.com
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 1d
Today marks 6 years since my mother, Hatta, died.
She was a fierce supporter of #LGBTQ rights, going to Pride marches and setting up a support group for families of LGBT children.
I miss her but I have grown used to her absence.
NB the back of her T-shirt said, ‘And my straight daughters’.
With my mum at Pride 2014. I’m wearing a GMFA tshirt that reads ‘Better choices, better health, great sex’ and she’s wearing a tshirt that reads ‘I ❤️ my gay son’.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 3d
Jody Dubrowski was murdered in a homophobic attack on Clapham Common 20 years ago.
There will be a vigil held on the Common on the anniversary next week - to honour his memory and the memory of all those who have died as a result of hatred and ignorance.
Shine On - Jody Dubrowski 20th anniversary vigil. 15th October, Clapham Common bandstand. Arrive 5.45pm, vigil 6pm. All welcome.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4d
I’m so old I remember when the BBC was a trusted news source.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4d
It’s an audacious performance.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4d
Ok, now you’re just being rude!
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4d
I thought I was concealing that fairly well!
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 4d
She’d have been more likely to care if he’d had a column in the Church Times.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
As it’s #Caturday I’m indulging myself with a slide show of Domzee keeping me company in 2020 (lockdowns, so my hair was wild!).
He left me last month after 20 years.
I feel his paw press on my heart.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
a man in a black and white sweater is standing in a clothing store and says obviously
ALT: a man in a black and white sweater is standing in a clothing store and says obviously
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
New data suggests cis women may be better able to control HIV than cis men.
This could be important in studies searching for a cure.
Women May Naturally Control HIV Better Than Men
Women may be better candidates for functional cure strategies that aim to prevent viral rebound after stopping antiretrovirals.
www.poz.com
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
To be fair, you look amazing here.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you. I always feel the need to point out that I only post the nice photos. If I look like shit, as in most pics, it gets deleted. Xx
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
I’m at that age where I look at photos of myself on the cusp of 40 and think, ‘What a twink!’
Me at a beach bar in Ibiza, aged 39. To these tired old eyes I look like a twink.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
He lived to a great age (20!) so I have lots to be grateful for.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
I don’t know. This is the first I’ve heard of him.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 5d
Thank you. I miss him terribly.
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