New updated info on MPOX on our site.
▶️ no clade 1b seen in UK
▶️ eligible and not had 1st or 2nd vaccine? Ask at your next regular sexual health appointment
▶️ 3rd booster doses not generally required or available
▶️ stay up to date!
Black men loving Black men is a revolutionary act.
Beyond proud of the
@TfL
roundel from our co-founder
@marct_01
.
Beautiful design by Richard Kahwagi, stunning photography by Ajamu X.
Yesterday
@YouTube
suspended our channel, along with all of our
@TeamPrepster
content from the past 7 years.
We appealed, they said no.
How can we promote sexual health without talking about sex?
This makes no sense
@TeamYouTube
Could DoxyPEP be the future of STI prevention?
📣 Join our online community panel with clinicians, researchers, DoxyPEP users, and activists.
▶️ Thurs 17 Aug 2023 6pm (UK time)
▶️ Join via our YouTube channel -
Massive thanks for coming to see us at
@ukblackpride
We had a stunning day - loads of folks took tee shirts,
@doitldn
condom packs, PrEP info, MPOX vax (we ran out!), or came to say hi.
Big ❣️to MAUREEN mobilisers for making yesterday a blast.
Our outreach team works across London in bars, saunas, clubs, backroom venues, & community centres.
Grab info about MPOX, PrEP, accessing sexual health services, STI testing.
See us out? Say hello!
We support the decriminalisation of sex work.
Criminalisation harms sex workers, which is why we’re joining
@ukdecrimnow
’s call for the full decriminalisation of sex work in the U.K. and Ireland.
Join the fight for sex workers rights at
With
#folsomeurope
right round the corner make sure you’re Ready For It by being up-to-date with sexual health vaccines.
Need MPOX vax? Book up to our event with
@56deanstreet
at
@REGULATIONstore
this Mon 4 Sept.
Book here -
Massive thanks for all the support today folks!
We're really touched by the solidarity + we're happy to say the account has been reinstated.
Thank you to those who nudged their contacts at
@youtube
to make this change happen.
Meanwhile - have a peep/share at some of our videos
Today we've written a joint letter to MPs to voice our opposition to proposals for the Nordic Model.
Moving demand for sex work into unsafe places reduces the ability of sex workers to manage their risk of HIV and poor sexual health - undermining efforts to end new cases of HIV.
Our outreach team provides info about PrEP, MPOX, sexual health, & testing.
We also provide queer health info including referrals about immigration, housing & health.
Venues such as Sweatbox provide space for us to outreach.
See us out? Say hello!
We're BEYOND joy-filled to announce that we've been awarded almost £500k over 3 years for phase II of our MAUREEN programme via
@PropelLondon
MAUREEN is a lived experience health + well-being programme for queer migrants & queer men of colour in London.
Stay tuned for updates!
THIS JUST LAUNCHED!
Brand new web resource - Queers Beyond Borders - from
@TheLoveTankCIC
+
@mpactglobal
Online info, referral and support for queer migrants moving into and across Europe.
Find us here -
HIV PrEP is a reminder of what happens when folx are prevented from accessing medicines: people find work-arounds, develop mutual aid schemes, & sometimes end up using those meds sub-optimally & unsafely.
@wesstreeting
puberty blockers are suicide prevention & harm reduction.
Are you a Black queer man living in London?
Join us for a FREE dinner event and tell us what you need to help you live and survive in London.
Tuesday 17 October 2023, from 630pm - Peckham, SE15.
London MPOX programme extended through the summer due to new cases.
We have a bunch of pop-up vax events happening (watch our socials for info) in partnership with NHS clinics.
Find a London clinic -
Thanks
@Grindr
for the support.
📢Launching today! 📢
New collab between
@TeamPrepster
at
@TheLoveTankCIC
and
@Grindr
!
London Grindr users - order a
@SHLdotUK
test kit directly from the Grindr app.
SHL test kits are fast, discreet, and free. Delivered to your door.
1/3
We’re looking for trans people to participate in a *paid* one hour focus group on the evening of 9th Feb 2023 at a fully accessible location in east london. More details below! if you are interested, please email research
@prepster
.info 💙🤍💜❤️
"We're proud to launch our brand-new Black Health Matters project, supported by
@TNLComFund
!
The project brings leaders together to find solutions to health issues impacting on Black communities. - find out more at
The Government’s decision to exclude trans people from the ban on conversion therapy is unacceptable.
Today we stand with other community orgs: progress without or at the expense of trans people is not progress.
To all the trans folks we work alongside and who are part of our families, our organisation, and loved ones; we stand in solidarity, and in love.
You are cherished, held and supported.
Today we're saluting our co-founder
@marct_01
as he sets off on a journey to start a new Love-Tank-adjacent project.
Marc’s led & nurtured, educated & agitated, held & hollered.
We're wishing him massive love as he starts this new chapter.
Thanks for everything Aunty!
Our 5th Little Backpocket Guide To launches today!
The new guide is for anyone who wants to learn about DoxyPEP - a way of using antibiotics after sex to prevent STIs.
Info on how DoxyPEP works, using safely, & access.
Download a copy here -
Are you a queer migrant or from a queer ethnic minority?
Want to join a FREE fun and thrill-packed day of events, workshops and panels?
Join us on Sat 11 Feb 2023 at The Glasshouse, London E1.
Sign up for events here >>>
We are delighted to announce that
@Dale_TG04
has joined our team!
He is project coordinator for our brand new Black Health Matters project designed to address health inequalities faced by Black communities.
It's out!
Jump to to read the online edition of BEAU - a new magazine from the beautiful HIV + community.
Funded via
@londonftci
stigma-busting programme, BEAU is by + for gay men with HIV.
Massive love to everyone who worked on this!
@denis_shoots
Team members
@marct_01
and
@Dale_TG04
got the chance to present to
@SadiqKhan
and the London Health Board this morning.
Our partnership work with
@TheLondonVision
brings together action to tackle health inequalities across London.
We’re giving away 25 of our Ready For It vests to our Twitter followers this weekend.
▶️ UK delivery only
▶️ One vest per person
▶️ DM us with your mailing address & preferred size
Find out more about being Ready For It this summer at
@BLKAISER1
It's out now! Issue 2 of BEAU: an online magazine from the beautiful HIV+ community.
Read about long-term living with HIV from
@ReShapeIHP
's
@bcjuche
; see
@denis_shoots
's stunning photography;
@tristanjbarber
writes about being 'out' at work.
📢Launching today! 📢
New collab between
@TeamPrepster
at
@TheLoveTankCIC
and
@Grindr
!
London Grindr users can order a
@SHLdotUK
test kit directly from the Grindr app.
SHL test kits are fast, discreet, and free. Delivered to your door.
⏩
This is such a heartbreaking loss to international HIV prevention, treatment and care.
@aidsmap
has been such a brilliant partner.
Solidarity to the staff, board and those impacted by this closure.
We are incredibly proud of the millions we've reached worldwide and the grassroots ingenuity and commitment of our team and partners. 🌍❤️
Today we announce some very sad news.
Read the statement here👉
Looking to get an MPOX shot?
We'll be at Dalston Superstore this coming Friday 3 March 2023 from 6-9pm with
@HomertonSHS
offering FREE vaccinations.
1st and 2nd shots available.
Black Health Matters project coordinator
@Dale_TG04
writes about how institutional racism impacts the health inequalities seen within Black communities.
Read the blog and find out more about the project here:
Asking "are you clean?" is dirty! End HIV stigma!
In 2021, we're celebrating both LOVE and RAGE with
@ukblackpride
!
Find out more about what we're LOVING and RAGING on our brand spanking new QueerHealth website
Thanks to
@Grindr4Equality
for continuing to provide support & info.
If you’re in London - where MPOX cases have ⬆️ in the last month, please try to grab a vaccine if you’re eligible.
Find a clinic here:
On the eve of
#WorldAIDSDay2022
our co-director
@marct_01
tells the London Health Board &
@SadiqKhan
why we need to do better collectively on sexual health and HIV: strong unapologetic leadership; proper community involvement; investment in sustainable, joined-up services.
Did you know you can get a
@SHLdotUK
kit from one of our outreach crew?
If you need help doing the tests, one of the team can help. Last night
@as1z_
did that - and posted the kits after their shift.
Kits are FREE to anyone in London - they can also be ordered online.
We're looking for queer POC and migrant creatives to host workshops or events for our Maureen project for queer men of colour and migrants!
We can pay £100 for each event you do. To apply, DM us a SHORT pitch explaining what you want to do and what RELEVANT experience you have.
Are you Ready for It?
If you’re attending a kink festival or event, or a taking a summer break, now’s the time to grab a FREE MPOX vaccine.
Find out more at
For kinksters. By kinksters.
@ldnirishcub
We commend today's decision to procure additional MPOX vaccine in the UK
@DHSCgovuk
@wesstreeting
@UKHSA
More vaccine will provide the opportunity to implement the MPOX vaccine programme recommended by JCVI last year.
The Other Blue Pill is a new podcast by
@thelovetankcic
+
@WeAreQueerAF_
, supported by
@NAT_AIDS_Trust
.
The podcast hosted by
@idiosyncraticxl
tells the phenomenal + largely unknown story of a community that campaigned + fought for access to the HIV prevention drug in the UK.
Today we've signed this letter opposing the Nordic Model that would criminalise paying for sex. We do not believe that this model protects the rights of sex workers.
You can email your MP today opposing the Nordic Model -
#NoToNordicModel
@ukdecrimnow
Using steroids, or thinking about it as an option?
Find out about anabolic steroid use for building muscle with fewer risks in our new online guide: Demystifying Steroids.
We’re thrilled that our podcast Queer Roots and Routes is the winner in the Sexuality & Relationships category at the
@IndPodAwards
!
Thanks to
@AuntNell_
and the stunning MAUREEN mobilisers for their work on the podcast!
Stunning leadership
@Dale_TG04
❣️
Are you a queer man of colour or queer migrant man aged 50+ and living in London?
Join us for a FREE dinner event and tell us what you need to help you thrive and survive in London.
Wednesday 8 November 2023 from 630pm - Brixton, SW9.
Sign up here -
Are you an African migrant woman living in London?
We're hosting a FREE dinner to create a safe space for people to share their experiences accessing healthcare services in the UK as migrants
Join us on Thursday 18th April from 6:30pm
Sign up here
Are you Ready for It?
Planning on heading to
#folsomeurope
?
Make sure you're up-to-date with vaccinations - including MPOX - before you arrive.
Find out more at
Did you know you can pick up a
@SHLdotUK
test kit directly from our outreach team or
@GMIPartnership
?
Ask the outreach teams to link you into a kit or help you to know how to use one.
Kits include HIV and STI tests. If you’re living with HIV you can still use the STI tests.
BEAU issue 4 - out now!
Read the latest edition of the new magazine from the beautiful HIV positive community.
Produced as part of
@londonftci
's stigma programme.
▶️ Visit
▶️ Photos
@denis_shoots
Issue
#3
of BEAU is out!
In this issue, cover star
@gxorgewestwood
writes about being young, queer, and living with HIV.
Read online at
BEAU is part of
@londonftci
's tackling stigma programme.
The Love Tank welcomes today's advise from JCVI on gonorrhea and mpox vaccinations.
Now we need ministers to make swift decisions and to ensure underfunded sexual health services are properly funded to provide vaccinations.
@BASHH_UK
@DHSCgovuk
@UKHSA
📢 Queer Roots and Routes - new podcast series!
▶️ Produced with
@AuntNell_
-
▶️ Part of our MAUREEN programme
▶️ Launches Friday 31 March 2023
▶️ Find out more -
Our co-director
@DrWillN
in today’s
@FT
:
“The challenge is to ensure the job is done. We are missing key groups who could benefit from PrEP. We have the ability & tools to prevent HIV - we need the political willpower to make it happen”.
@TeamPrepster
Put the date in your diary!
We're hosting a full day of FREE workshops, events, films, stalls for queer migrants + friends in London.
Sat 9 April 2022 from 10am - The Glasshouse E2 6DG.
The Storyteller Residency is a creative writing programme for queer migrants + queer people of colour to develop our writing craft.
Join for 8 FREE sessions from February to June ending in a performance of your writing
Apply here
Deadline 15th Feb 2024
New Year, new you?
Gay, bi, queer man living with HIV in London? Want to learn tips & skills to make changes in your life, work & relationships?
Come to this online introductory session to the LifeClub Connect series on 19th January and learn more.
We can't wait to show you what we've been working on this summer as part of
@londonftci
: BEAU - a new 6-series online magazine from the beautiful HIV+ community.
Launching on Friday!
Heading to
@ukblackpride
this weekend?
Thinking of getting busy?
You can plan ahead and get a FREE
@SHLdotUK
STI test kit delivered to an address of your choice.
Kits are discreet, fast & easy to use.
Order a kit at
Got busy this
@ukblackpride
weekend?
If so, and it’s time for an STI checkup in the coming days, you can order a FREE STI kit from
@SHLdotUK
Kits are free to Londoners, including queer migrants.
Order at
Heading to a kink or fetish event this spring?
Make sure you're Ready For It by getting up-to-date on all your vaccinations - including MPOX, Hep A & B, and HPV.
More info >>>
For kinksters, by kinksters.
This just out! We’re launching a brand new collab with
@actupny
.
Taking our harm reduction & well-being guides, ACT UP has adapted the guides to bring them to a New York and US audience.
Download the guides - along with ACT UP’s own zines - from
At
@glastonbury
?
Come find our
@TeamPrepster
crew working every night at NYC Downlow at
@block9official
Come grab sexual health and harm reduction info including condoms, lube, gloves, plus period products.
Our Directors
@marct_01
and
@DrWillN
join other activists calling on the House of Lords to vote against the
#PolicingBill
's assault on protest rights today.
Asad, our Outreach Coordinator has been busy this afternoon offering HIV testing at
#sweatbox
in Soho.
This work is done in partnership with
@GMIPartnership
as part of the pan London HIV Prevention Partnership.
You can also ask the team about MPOX, PrEP, STIs, U=U.
The Root of our Roots - brilliant event on the history + politics of Black hair as part of our Love Hub at
@fringefilmfest
Beautifully hosted by
@IdiosyncraticXL
and
@Dale_TG04
with guests
Sun 14 Nov 11.30am - FREE event!
We’ve got a busy week ahead:
First, if you’re in or close to East London, there’s a MPOX vaccine pop-up taking place.
▶️ Tues 13 June 3-6pm
▶️ Pre-booking essential
▶️ DM for details
A big
@TheLoveTankCIC
welcome to
@leopavam
who joins as our Outreach Coordinator.
Leo will work alongside
@GMIPartnership
providing sexual health & HIV prevention info in clubs, venues & groups.
Ask Leo for
@doitldn
condom & lube packs or
@SHLdotUK
STI testing kits.
Today we launch new multilingual HIV PrEP info booklets through our
@TeamPrepster
programme.
The booklets are produced through a unique collaboration with
@LondonMet_TI
Find out more ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Are you between 18-25, in London, a man who has sex with men (inc. trans men & non-binary AMAB) - interested in focus group about sexual health clinics, HIV PrEP?
More info & eligibility here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Great to see our co-founder
@marct_01
on the cover of the new edition of Hello Gorgeous in the Nederlands.
He talks about his work with
@TeamPrepster
, living with HIV, and fighting for the rights of Black queer people.
Community, friendship, love, solidarity — this week’s episode hosted by
@Dale_TG04
has everything going for it!
Listen to Queer Roots and Routes from
@TheLoveTankCIC
+
@AuntNell_
Find it on your podcast app:
Power to the people of the world!
We're honoured to celebrate LOVE and RAGE with our friends at
@ukblackpride
!
Find out more about LOVING and RAGING at our brand spanking new QueerHealth website -
We (
@thelovetankcic
) are looking to speak with people in the UK who have had MPOX infection.
Click through the images to learn more and feel free to RT or share with people who might be interested! ❤️
We're delighted to launch our 5th Love Hub collaboration with
@fringefilmfest
This year we kick off with four online events:
➡️ Demystifying steroids
➡️ Sex work & consent
➡️ MPOX & queer sex with
@WeAreQueerAF
➡️ That's dead gay, that is
Sign up
Our Head of Community Mobilisation
@Dale_TG04
repping the MAUREEN programme at
@ExAequoASBL
conference in Brussels.
“Communities are NOT hard to reach!”
A busy day at
@ukblackpride
yesterday.
Hundreds of MPOX and HPV vaccinations delivered with
@AllEastNHS
&
@NHSHomerton
Urinal take-over with
@SHLdotUK
so folx can scan-as-they-pee & order an SHL STI kit to arrive this week - order at
Fetish Week London is just round the corner!
Make sure you're Ready For It by getting up-to-date on vaccinations, including MPOX, Hep A & B, & HPV.
Find out more at
By kinksters. For kinksters.
@Recon
@UKHSA_London
@UKHSA
@WHO_Europe
@GMIPartnership
We're recruiting!
We're looking for a full-time (35 hours per week) London-based Programme Coordinator to join our MAUREEN programme.
➡️Deadline for applications: 5pm (UK time), Mon 26 June 2023
➡️ More info:
South Asian LGBT Trailblazers:
✨ASAD ZAFAR✨
Asad featured on the
@BBCNews
website where they discussed their coming out story. Watch it here
#LGBTHM22
@as1z_
It's
#LGBTHM23
and today we're peeping back at PrEP17 - a documentary by Nicholas Feustel with
@TeamPrepster
.
In 2017/18 we travelled the country, hosting events, helping people to know more about PrEP and the activism behind it.
Watch here >>>