HIV awareness and care is Wales has been at the forefront of the work of campaigners and health staff for years now. With Fast Track Cardiff & Vale taking the lead, showcasing a Wales-specific HIV Testing Week campaign and much more, various community members and groups have banded together in an effort to raise more awareness about the stigma and care for the virus.
One of those organisations includes St John The Baptist City Parish Church where Reverend Sarah Jones and the team held a service for World Aids Day on December 1 and are planning on hosting various talks and services bringing awareness to those living with HIV here in Wales. For Rev Sarah, a transgender priest based in Cardiff, the topic of inclusivity is held immensely close to her heart with LGBT+ people welcome and accepted for who they are in the church.
"St John's really is an inclusive church. Where some Christians get worked up over matters of sexuality and gender we don't," Sarah said.
