Welcome to the Birmingham HIV Living Archive.

Listen to A Story, Learn more about HIV, Find out the History of a Birmingham HIV Organisation, Contribute Your Story or Related Items, Learn how you can make a change for Postive People in Birmingham.

 Are you living with, or affected by, HIV? Do you want to find out more about how HIV has had an impact on the lives of people in Birmingham?

Started in February 2009 the Living Archive project aims to document the lives of people living with, and affected by, HIV in Birmingham and to record the history of the services and organisations that have supported these people. The aim behind this project is two-fold; to provide peer support for positive people and to educate the wider public.

The stories contained within this website are testimony to the diverse range of journeys that people with the virus have been on. Thank you to everyone who has shared their story - please do leave a comment at the bottom of any of the stories to show your appreciation.

Birmingham HIV Partnership Elections

Developed from the Birmingham HIV Reference Forum (previously Birmingham HIV Joint Advisory Network), the Birmingham HIV Partnership was launched in October 2009 is the latest development in the ci...

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Johnnie -

'Johnnie' was born in Dublin's Southside and after the breakdown of his parents' marriage felt pulled towards the city's crime and drugs scene. He was an injecting heroin user during the 1980s when...

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ABPlus

Coming soon....Information on this organisation and its history will be added here. As will interviews with staff.

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World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day has been celebrated around the world on 1st December, every year since 1988. Although Birmingham did celebrate World AIDS Day in 1988 it did not officially start its own celebration...

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