The Other Blue Pill

How PrEP has changed the way people have sex

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Episode notes

This drug literally liberated a whole generation who lived in fear of either direct or inherited trauma from a community ripped apart by the AIDS pandemic.

In the second episode of this six-part limited series documentary, about the battle for PrEP access in the UK we ask those who remember a time before the drug, what life was like before and after the drug started to get into the hands of those who needed it.

Then we look at the NHS trial that, six years before NHS England agreed to prescribe it found PrEP to be so effective, it was closed early because it was deemed unethical to not protect those on the trial who were on the pacebos.

Join host Phil Samba as he uncovers the legal struggles, the historic activism, and the groundbreaking moments that made PrEP a reality. From the early days of HIV awareness to the modern fight for equitable healthcare, this is the compelling journey of The Other Blue Pill.

This week, we understand the past of this HIV game-changer, so by the end of the series you can understand the present, and future of The Other Blue Pill.

Hosted by Phil Samba, it is a QueerAF production for The Love Tank, supported by National Aids Trust.

This week's guests are:

Alex Craddock - IWantPrEPNow.com co-founder

Deborah Gold - Chief Executive of National Aids Trust

Faruq - XX

Sheena McCormack - Clinical epidemiologist at University College London.

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