British MP shares that he’s HIV positive in powerful speech in parliament

A British member of parliament has given a deeply personal and arresting speech, disclosing his HIV positive status and calling on more funding for HIV prevention medication. 

Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown, shared that he had been HIV positive for almost 10 years, and talked about the moment he was diagnosed, and his journey since that moment. 

“Mr Deputy Speaker, next year I will be marking an anniversary of my own: 10 years since I became HIV positive,” Russell-Moyle said in the House of Commons on Thursday.  Read more…

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