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Matthew Hodson

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Shamelessly HIV+ actor, writer, public speaker based in London. Former CEO of aidsmap and Gay Men Fighting AIDS. He/him. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆšŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗšŸŒšŸŒ±

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Matthew HodsonĀ·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 ā€˜gay virginity’, a goal I achieved easily with a visiting American photographer. 1/13

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 HodsonĀ·Aug 13

27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ā€˜No Obits’ as its headline. It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.

The Bay Area Reporter front page, 13 August 1998.
The headline ā€˜No obits’ is written in red above the lead story.
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Matthew HodsonĀ·Aug 12

Who could have predicted that harassment of cis women, who do not conform to feminine stereotypes, in public toilets and changing rooms would increase after the Supreme Court ruling? Pretty much everyone who paused to consider it, that’s who.

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Matthew HodsonĀ·1h

I don’t mean to brag* but today I ran further than I have since injury in February 2021 - and pretty fast too. *this is a lie, obviously. #ReturnToFitness

Me on Clapham Common post-run. It’s cloudy.
8.2km in 46 minutes.
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Matthew HodsonĀ·11h

Trump’s funding cuts and restrictions on funding is rolling back the progress made on preventing and treating HIV. ā€œEvery delayed test, every missed prevention or treatment opportunity risks lives.ā€ - JosĆ© M. Zuniga.

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Matthew HodsonĀ·11h

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Matthew HodsonĀ·1d

And so it came to pass…

Post on X with a picture of Pedro Pascal in leather jacket and very short shorts. 
I’ve quoted it with the comment, ā€˜I feel I could work this look. I just need the leather jacket’. 
Note: This was over a year ago. I don’t post on X anymore.
Inevitably, me in in very short shorts and a leather jacket.
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Matthew HodsonĀ·1d

šŸ‘‰ Prostate cancer presents earlier and is more advanced in men with HIV. šŸ‘‰ Women with a lower nadir CD4 count have greater risk of both anal and cervical cancer. New studies on cancer and HIV presented at #EACS2025 suggest new screening strategies are needed.

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Matthew HodsonĀ·2d

New portrait by Steven Doyle for his documentary series on people who live with HIV. Photographed at #EACS2025. View the full gallery at: plhivdocumentary.com/participants...

Me (58 year old bloke, fairly well preserved) in a blue suit and deep red shirt, smiling, with moustache.
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I’m sad to hear that Prunella Scales has died. She and Tim were neighbours to my family. As a child I used to go to their parties and serve food and drinks. Years later we were in a film, Breaking the Code, together. She was wise and witty and kind, still able to charm even as dementia took hold.

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New European HIV treatment guidelines recommends that breastfeeding be supported when mothers who wish to do so are able to maintain an undetectable viral load on HIV treatment. An @aidsmap.bsky.social report from #EACS2025.

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Matthew HodsonĀ·3d

King Charles lays flowers at a memorial for LGBTQ soldiers. This is the first time a British monarch has attended a public LGBTQ+ event - the old Queen never did.

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Yesterday I ran 7km - the furthest I’ve managed, due to illness and injury, since February 2021. Go me! #FitnessJourney

Me on Clapham Common, post run, smiling.
7km in 40.42 minutes. 
Average pace 5.48 per km.
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