Trailer: The Other Blue Pill

Have you heard about The Other Blue Pill? No, not the one that makes folks - you know...The other blue pill that revolutionised how people are having sex. The HIV gamechanger. PrEP – Big P, little r, Big E, Big P PrEP or Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. A way of preventing HIV infection by taking a pill before and after sex. You can now get it for free on the NHS in the UK - well some people can - and it was a fight and a half to get us even that. But just how hard? Did you know about the court cases?How queer groups worked their asses off to get PrEP to people when it wasn’t available from the NHS? Why, even now, it can still be so hard to get hold of? The other blue pill has been an HIV and sex game changer - but its story is far from over. The hidden history of the other blue pill tells a crucial story about the health of the PrEP generation now.There is a whole movement of people taking the other blue pill and taking ownership over their sexual health. So let’s understand the pill’s history, so we can work out - where next? The Other Blue Pill is a limited documentary series by the Love Tank and QueerAF, supported by National Aids Trust. It’s coming to your favourite podcast apps soon - subscribe now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Have you heard about The Other Blue Pill?  No, not the one that makes folks - you know (grow). The other one that has revolutionised how people have sex. It’s been a crucial part of ending HIV and is helping people take control of their health too – PrEP. PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, it prevents HIV by taking a pill before and after sex. It’s available on the NHS in the UK for free now, but to make this happen was a historic battle that many people don’t know. Meanwhile, around the world, and even in the UK - access to PrEP is far from universal but what is holding us back? What is stopping marginalised people from getting the healthcare they need and deserve? And crucially, what lessons can we all learn from the fight to get it for free on the NHS?There is a whole movement of people taking this other blue pill and taking ownership of their health. Let’s understand the history to work out: where do we go in the future?The Other Blue Pill is the phenomenal story of the battle for access to HIV prevention drugs in the UK, told in six parts by the health professionals, activists, and researchers who fought for it alongside stories from the PrEP generation. Hosted by Phil Samba, it is a QueerAF production for The Love Tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.