Me Being Adam

In this episode I'm joined by Nathaniel Hall - a HIV+ queer activist and theatre-maker from Manchester. He writes, directs, inspires, and produces bold and provocative socially minded work. Diagnosed 2 weeks after his 17th birthday, and just months after coming out as gay, Nathaniel kept his HIV status secret from friends and family for over 14 years. After coming out of the closet (again) in late 2017, he's now advocating loudly for better contemporary representations of HIV in popular culture: Tom Hanks in Philadelphia just doesn't cut the mustard anymore... His funny and frank solo show about growing up queer and HIV+ in a straight and HIV- world, First Time, is set to premiere in Manchester this Autumn. Links referenced in the podcast are as follows: https://ght.org.uk (George House Trust) https://www.tht.org.uk (Terrence Higgins Trust) https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk (Advice on Prep)