In Season 2's final episode Stephen and James speak with Ben Bamber, Ben is a peer navigator with the George House Trust and a trained Counsellor.

Ben has been living with HIV positve for over 10 years and he shares with us his story of diagnosis and how it is living with HIV today.

We cover in this episode such as:

- Ben's experience being diagnosed with HIV

- The reaction from the wider public

Ben shares his story honestly and openly, in the hopes of educating and informing people who may have misinformed ideas of living with HIV in 2024.

For more information on the George House Trust and their work and support they offer vsiit their website below:

https://ght.org.uk/

https://www.benbambercounselling.com/

In this weeks episode, Stephen and James speak with Molly Houghton, Media and Comms Officer of the Proud Place, Manchesters longest running LGBT Charity?

They cover topics such as

- What is it like today for young people coming out?

- What issues do Gen Alpha's LGBTQIA+ community face?

- How are things imporving in the community?

- How are scools and other organsations engaging in the community?

The Proud Place was the charity which had the purpose-built Gay Centre back in 1988

For more information about the Proud Places' services see their website below:

https://www.theproudtrust.org/

In the second episode Stephen and James discuss an issue they are both very passionate about when they meet with, Ignacio Labayen de Inza, CEO of the charity Contrilling Chemsex.

They cover topics such as

- What is Chemsex?

- How to help somebody struggling with Chemsex

- The interventions that controlling Chemsex do the community

- What it's like to have out recovered from Chemsex

For more information about the work Controlling Chemsex or if you or someone you know needs help:

https://controllingchemsex.com/about-us/who-we-are