Having lived the last two years ruled by the COVID-19 pandemic, institutional, medical and pharmaceutical responses have allowed for the virus to be rightly treated as life-threatening, with vaccines being developed and deployed on a global scale.
Celebrated in the month of June, International Pride 2022 marks 40 years since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS global epidemic. While over the last few decades there have been strides towards the social and legal acceptance of LGBTQ+ identities, the struggle for rights around self-determination, affirmation, equality and dignity on a global scale continues.
