Listen to voice clips
Find below a few voice clips from life stories recorded as part of Positively Spoken. These are part of a select few segments which people are able to listen to now. The rest have been archived at the British Library in line with the wishes of the participant.
Early HIV Memories
In childhood I had bigger problems
My grandmother gave me herbal water
We couldn’t afford the school fees
The TV clip that changed everything
Tablets the size of a grape
Keeping the faith as you get older
School
Struggles at school
Misinformed teachers
HIV Stigma & Family
Talking About HIV
Advice to Parents
Cancer and silver linings
Sight loss as motivation to work harder
Cancer and home chores
Friends and feeling like you belong
Discovering Chiva was lifechanging
The imortance of friends
Double life
My double life as a teen HIV activist
HIV has changed who I trust
With HIV peers, I am seen, I am home
Lies and secrecy are exhausting
Reflecting on HIV in today’s world
I want us all to be cured
The stigma is shrinking, but it’s there
Experience being interviewed
Speaking, unfiltered to an audience that isn’t there
