Episode 102: Jonathan Blake - HIV / AIDS Activist

On this incredible episode, Derek sits with the extraordinary, Jonathan Blake. Jonathan was one of the first people in the United Kingdom to be diagnosed with the HIV virus and defied science to live to old age. We discuss growing up in Birmingham, how he got the HIV virus and the fallout from it, his devotion to his lifelong partner, Nigel, how he joined "Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners" a grassroots organization to support striking Welsh miners during the 1984-1985 Strike, his HIV activism in the LGBTQ community and his portrayal by Dominic West in the 2014 film, "Pride" which chronicled the L.G.S.M. movement. Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweetbriar49 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathanblake4921/