Hello Poz Vibe Tribe! This week we’ve got another incredible episode for you with added cherries on top...

For episode 2, there’s double trouble in the form of our favourite fruity drag queen Cherrie On Top and activist Eugene Lynch.

Cherrie, a.k.a Matthew Cavan, is a triple threat - she’s a drag queen, singer and actor born and raised in Belfast. Cherrie bravely shared her story of discovery and disclosure with us plus we even got her to sing a little. Also joining us this week is activist and founder of EugenesLab.com, Eugene Lynch. Eugene is Senior Positive Voices Coordinator at the Terrence Higgins Trust in London. The Positive Voices programme provides talks for a variety of organisations, such as schools, colleges, companies, public sector organisations and healthcare providers led by volunteers who are living with HIV. But his work doesn’t stop there. He has also created new "La!" special edition scented candles to help raise money for the Terrence Higgins Trust to support people living with HIV and to end HIV stigma. If you want your home to smell stunning also help a great cause click here.

And if you want to help the Poz Vibe cause, show us your support for the podcast by subscribing wherever you listen. It also really helps if you leave us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter for all the latest pozitive news.

Until next Friday!

Veda and Robbie.

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Series 2 of Poz Vibe Podcast is gratefully sponsored by Pride. We thank them for their ongoing support and helping us keep our ring lights on.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda and Robbie Lawlor production, produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch (coming soon!) are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

Welcome back Poz Vibe Tribe and say hello to series 2 of Poz Vibe Podcast!

To get our second series underway, we present to you Poz Vibe Live - Festival Huns. We were lucky enough to be asked by Sofft Productions to bring the podcast to magical Dunderry Park alongside incredible acts like Pillow Queens and Dani Larkin. Hellurrr - we’re with the bands now and our rider says U = U.

In between shamanic drumming circles, sound baths and petting horses (this festival had livestock) our fearless and stunning hosts Veda and Robbie recorded a show, answered audience questions and performed. Well, Veda performed - Robbie just gave them occasional backing vocals but it’s the taking part that counts, right?

We are so excited for you to hear this episode and also for all the incredible guests we’ve lined up for you over our second series. And don't forget - this is your space - never be afraid to reach out. We're here if you need us.

If you want to support the podcast and help our community grow, a great way is to make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news. You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Oh and before we sign off for now, we are so grateful to the one and only Anne Doyle who has joined our tribe as series continuity announcer. We can't believe our luck.

Enjoy the episode.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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Poz Vibe Podcast is proudly sponsored by Pride. 

For more info on U=U, click here.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda and Robbie Lawlor production, with episodes produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

Surpriiiiise!

You thought you'd seen the last of the Poz Vibers for this series but we like to keep you on your tippies friends. Veda and Robbie recorded a very special, bonus graduation episode featuring all of our first series alumni. We had a gorgeous evening in the stunning Tropical Popical on South William Street getting manis done under the watchful eye of the fabulous Andrea Horan.

Thank you so much for all of your support and love for the good ship Poz. Your support means everything and helps our community grow. 

But wait! Before you dash off to play us all over again, our sister podcast The Trans Vibe Podcast, the podcast for all things trans is out now, so make sure you go and take a listen. Each week, hosts Jake Corder and Paige Behan will share trans stories and take a sledgehammer to stigma.

We are already plotting for series 2 and we can’t wait to come back. Never forget that this space is for you. If you want to support the podcast, please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news. You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

POZ VIBE INFORMATION STATION

For more info on U=U, click here.

Poz Vibe Podcast is sponsored by Pride Ireland and we are so grateful for all their support.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda and Robbie Lawlor production. Episodes are produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

Well, time flies when you’re destroying stigma and being HIVIPS. Alas, we have already come to the end of the first series of Poz Vibe Podcast.

For our final twirl around the dance floor, we pulled out all the stops and kiki-ed with trans icon and Grande Dame of Granard, Rebecca de Havilland. Rebecca shared her trans and HIV stories with us, warts and all, with hope, joy and tenacity.

But wait! There’s more! We also introduce our new sibling podcast, The Trans Vibe Podcast the podcast for all things trans. Hosted by Jake Corder and Paige Behan, each week they’ll share trans stories and take a sledgehammer to stigma. It's coming soon so make sure you subscribe now so you never miss an episode. 

Thank you so much for listening each week. We can’t wait to come back for series 2. Never forget that this space is for you.

If you want to support the podcast and help our community grow, please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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See Rebecca’s book here or ask your local library to get it in.

For more info on U=U, click here.

Poz Vibe Podcast is sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support throughout this series.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a Veda and Robbie Lawlor production, produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

We’ve reached double digits here at Poz Vibe HQ - this is our tenth episode and we’re so excited that we have two stunning guests to mark this mini milestone. Michael O’Dea is an activist, masters student and ‘sexual wellbeing enthusiast’ and we are big fans. Michael talked to us about stigma and shame and taking a sledgehammer to both. Our other brilliant guest is Luis Noguera Benitez, a Venezuelan actor living in Ireland. He shared with us his HIV disclosure experience, health care provision, or lack of it, in his home country as well as marrying his Irish fella.

Thank you so much for listening each week. This space is for you. If you want to support the podcast and help our community grow, please make e pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Now, go out there and destroy some stigma Poz Vibe Tribe!

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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Learn about Act Up Ireland here

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

Well, colour us happy because we have yet another two stunning guests to bless your ear buds this week. It’s A Sin star, actor and theatre maker Nathanial Hall joins us to share his HIV story and more importantly sing us something from The Sound of Music...she is 16 going on 17, hellur! We were also joined by Conor Anderson, UCDSU President who shared with us his experience of disclosing his status, his alcoholism, P&P, coming to Ireland and being the first openly HIV positive UCD Student Union representative.

If you want to support the podcast and help our community grow, please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibers out, by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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Read about Conor’s story on Masc.life here.

Get Nathanial’s book here.

Learn about Act Up Ireland here

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

As it’s Pride Week, we are blessing you with a double drop. This bonus episode features speeches made by Veda and Robbie at a special afternoon tea in The Mansion House hosted by The Lord Mayor, Hazel Chu. There’s also a special vox pop at the very end featuring past Poz Vibe guests so make sure you keep listening. It could bring a pozitive tear to your eye so watch out!

If you want to support the podcast, please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out, by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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For Pride month, MPOWER are releasing free HIV self-tests every day. Click here to get yours!

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen. End piano music for this episode was composed and performed by Mark T. Cox.

For Pride week, we recorded a very special episode featuring our mothers, Millie and Mary and Veda’s drag mom, Mr. Pussy a.k.a Alan Amsby.

Mary and Millie share how they felt when their sons came out with their H.I.V poz status, Mr. Pussy shares tales of the Diceman, Thom McGinty and tears were shed all around.

If you want to support the podcast, please make sure you subscribe wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out, by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

POZ VIBE INFORMATION STATION

For Pride month, MPOWER are releasing free HIV self-tests every day. Click here to get yours!

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Thanks to Cassie Lorraine at Tall Tales Studio for help recording this episode at Pride HQ, Duke St.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen

This week we are joined by glam rock, shapeshifter Angelina Lovelace and activist Felipe Santos.

Angelina talks about popping her PrEP like a Tic Tac and Felipe shares his story as a Brazilian in Ireland, learning about his health care rights and the importance of friends and allies.

But before you move another inch, make sure you subscribe to the pod first wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out, by leaving us a pozitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

POZ VIBE INFORMATION STATION

For Pride month, MPOWER are releasing free HIV self-tests every day. Click here to get yours!

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.

Look alive, it’s episode 5 and yet again, we’ve got two incredible guests for you this week. Not only do we have U=U pioneer and activist Bruce Richman to educate and uplift us but we also have actual royalty - Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss. No other pozcast can touch us bébés.

Rich and Panti both shared their HIV stories beautifully, Veda coined the phrase D=D and we put a call out for Bruce's potential future husband. It’s got everything you never knew you needed to know and more.

But before you press your acrylics over that play button, make sure you subscribe to the pod first wherever you listen so never miss an episode. Plus, don't forget to follow us on Insta and Twitter too for all the latest news.

You can also help your Poz Vibe sisters out, by leaving us a pozzzzitive review and five stars wherever you get your pozcasts. And, if you have a question for Veda or Robbie, leave it in your review and we'll do our best to get back to you.

Love,

Veda and Robbie.

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To check the HIV-specific travel and residency restrictions, click here.

For more info on U=U, click here.

And to help keep the ring lights on the pozcast, support us by buying a stunning Poz Vibe t-shirt designed by the equally stunning Lavender The Queen.

Poz Vibe Podcast is a podcast for HIV positive people, our friends, family and allies, created and hosted by Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor and sponsored by Pride Ireland. We are so grateful for all their support.

The podcast is produced by Esther O'Moore Donohoe. Artwork, social media assets and merch are all created by wonderful and talented Lavender The Queen.