A live panel discussion with three Queer Leaders, who will be sharing their stories and unique lived experience of living with HIV. Be prepared to gain some insight and perspective as well as some practical advice around creating more inclusive cultures in the workplace. We're proud to be delivering this episode of Queer Perspectives in partnership with THT (Terrance Higgins Trust), the HIV and sexual health charity. About the panelists... Ariadne Ribeiro Ferreira (she/her) Ariadne Ribeiro is a trans woman, living with HIV for 23 years, mother of a 20 year old boy and is a Researcher, Specialist in Sexual Education and Chemical Dependency, Master and PhD student in Psychiatry at the Federal University of São Paulo and is a Community Support Advisor at UNAIDS Brazil. Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett (They/Them) Adrian is a Global Inclusion, Diversity, and intersectional Expert. They are the UK’s first openly HIV+ Parliamentary candidate to stand at a UK General Election in 2015. Top 15 Internationally recognised campaigners by PrideGlobal in 2021, and activist for LGBTQ+ rights since 2006 when they joined political activism as a Liberal Democrat. They were diagnosed in 2004 with HIV and have been living positively and undetectable for more than 17 years. Adrian is also one of the leading figures to campaign for universal role out of PReP from 2016 onwards. They also took part in #RespectmyHIV March in October 2021 and are one of the founders of AIDS Memory for London in 2017. Stephen Hart (He/Him) Stephen grew up in the early 80's thinking he was educated about what HIV was. But in 2006, after having his drink spiked in a club and testing positive for HIV a few months later, he realised that he had a lot to learn. As an actor in the Westend and Off-Broadway he was warned by his first London agent that no one openly living with HIV would ever play a lead role. After 2 years of shame, stigma and not being honest with the closest people in his life, he eventually decided that he no longer wanted these secrets to control his life. He started writing his story "Shadowed Dreamer", which became a one-man show that he took to New York in 2009/10. It made him realise how important all our stories are. He returned to London and started his youtube channel 'Hart Talks', and made it his goal to continue telling his own story, but also giving others a space to tell theirs too. Later he became a presenter on 'The HIV Hour' radio show and decided that he wanted to give back by becoming a positive voices speaker with THT, the HIV and sexual health charity. About the host... Maylis Djikalou (she/her) Maylis the Programme Director at WE CREATE SPACE. By profession she is a transformational coach and consultant who has worked at the intersection of creative and mental health industries. Her lived experience and previous struggles with addiction have inspired an ongoing journey in service of marginalised communities. About the Queer Perspectives series... A monthly series of live panel discussions centred around the Queer Experience. A virtual space for queer voices to share fresh perspectives; empowering the wider community through conversation and story-telling.