This week we discuss whether Freddie Mercury is an HIV hero and have a look at the impact his legacy has had. We also share the HIV Heroes that the lovely people of Reading Pride shared with us!

Sources

Freddie Mercury - Wikipedia

Freddie's obituary (archive.org)

Other Info

Instagram @jennifervaughanhiv

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This week we talk protection, more specifically, condoms and PrEP and we even perform a condom demonstration for you, which is an interesting choice for a podcast!

Sources

HIV transmission | aidsmap

How to use condoms and lubricant | aidsmap

How to get PrEP in the UK | aidsmap

NICE recommends offering PrEP to people at high risk of HIV for first time | News | News | NICE

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This week we take a look at what the risk levels are around sex and HIV and exactly how HIV is transmitted during sex.

• Please note - this episode contains sexual references throughout. Listener discretion is advised.

Sources

HIV transmission | aidsmap

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In the second part of 'HIV Explained' we focus on U = U. We look into what it actually means and the origins of this fantastic campaign.

Sources

In Just 5 Years, Undetectable=Untransmittable Changed History (hivplusmag.com)

U=U: The Backstory (thebody.com)

HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Great Ormond Street Hospital (gosh.nhs.uk)

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We're back after our crime summer series and we decided to take it all the way back to basics and really explain what HIV is and exactly how HIV medication works!

Sources

How HIV works | aidsmap

HIV and AIDS - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

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In our 6th and final episode of our HIV crime mini series, we travel around the globe and take at look at HIV related prosecutions from different countries.

Sources

Criminal transmission of HIV - Wikipedia

HIV criminalisation laws around the world | aidsmap

2012 SCC 47 (CanLII) | R. v. Mabior | CanLII

Johnson Aziga - Wikipedia

HIV trial in Libya - Wikipedia

Further Info

Bad People - 21. No Angel: When is spreading infectious diseases a crime? - BBC Sounds

Notes from Hell by Nikolay Yordanov (goodreads.com)

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John Rodney was jailed for recklessly infecting 3 women with HIV. We take a look at this case from the police's point of view and explore the huge amount of work that went into bringing John Rodney to justice.

Sources

Detectives Casebook: John Rodney | UK Police News - Police Oracle

*ASBO update: Crime and Policing Act 2014 received Royal Assent in March 2014. This streamlined the tools available to tackle anti-social behaviour, and replaced the ASBO with an injunction (a civil order) and a criminal behaviour order (CBO).

Anti-social behaviour order - Wikipedia

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Daryll Rowe was sentenced to life in prison for trying to infect 10 men with HIV. The case was featured heavily in the news and in this episode we move away from the sensationalist headlines and take you through what happened in this case.

Sources

'Predatory' HIV hairdresser Daryll Rowe given life sentence for infecting men | UK News | Sky News

Forgive me, pleads HIV victim who deliberately infected men | UK | News | Express.co.uk

Brighton and Hove News » Brighton man infected with HIV by Darryl Rowe wins £22k compensation

Daryll Rowe infected others with HIV due to 'denial' about diagnosis (pinknews.co.uk)

Daryll Rowe's sentence could change the law's approach to HIV transmission (theconversation.com)

Daryll Rowe guilty of infecting men with HIV - BBC News

Man jailed for life after deliberately infecting men with HIV | Crime | The Guardian

[Update] UK: 26 year-old man loses appeal against conviction and sentence for intentional HIV exposure / transmission | HIV Justice Network

Daryll Rowe jailed for deliberately trying to spread HIV in Scotland | Crime | The Guardian

Daryll Rowe loses appeal bid over HIV conviction - BBC News

The lawyers who defended Daryll Rowe, jailed for deliberately infecting men with HIV, should be ashamed | The Independent | The Independent

'I felt my life was over': Lenny Royal on the horror of being deliberately infected with HIV | Crime | The Guardian

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This week Sarah takes us on a fascinating journey through some of the early cases of reckless or intentional transmission and we learn how the law has evolved.

Sources

R v Clarence (lawteacher.net)

R v Dica - 2004 (lawteacher.net)

R v Konzani (lawteacher.net)

R v Konzani | [2005] EWCA Crim 706 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine

*Correction - in this episode we stated that R v Clarence was from the 2000s. This case is from 1888.

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