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Danny Barnett

Who we are

We are a group of gay, HIV positive men living in or around London, UK. We have members of all ages and include those who have been recently diagnosed with the virus, those who have been living with the virus for more than 20 years and everything in between. Our members live mostly in London but have come to the city from all over the UK and the world and we have been pleased to welcome visiting HIV+ gay guests from Sweden and the US in the last year.

The group and its facilitation is a service provided by Lighthouse West London (a part of the Terrence Higgins Trust). Please see the links section for more information about their work.

What we do

We meet weekly in a group setting to discuss life, love, sex, health - anything to do with living with the virus and living as gay men. The group is a support group where members provide friendship and advice to one another in a good-humoured, non-judgmental environment and where everyone, newcomer or regular member, is free to raise any topic that the group feels relevant. The discussion is moderated by a professional facilitator.

After the group meeting we also hold a social session in a gay bar where you can get to know members further over a drink.

In addition to the regular weekly meetings, we organise weekends away, picnics during bank holidays and we hold a Christmas party.

All meetings are strictly confidential - as is membership of the group - so you can feel free to relax and express yourself with other gay HIV+ men. You can see more information about confidentiality and how we try to ensure that the meetings are welcoming to all by reading our groundrules.

We are not a therapy group. Please see the section on links to find out more information about other services available to HIV+ gay men in London, including information about therapy groups and one-to-one counselling.

When do we meet?

We meet on Mondays in a large comfortable room in London's Soho from 18:30 - 21:00 for the facilitated group session. We provide refreshments (coffee and sandwiches) for attendees. After 21:00, the social session lasts until the pub shuts (for some of us).

Would you like to attend a meeting?

Please get in touch with us by using the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page to find out how you can attend. If you are a gay, HIV+ man we would be delighted to see you and look forward to welcoming you at one of the meetings.

About this website

We have set up this website so that gay HIV+ men living in and around London can find out about us and so that members of the group can share thoughts, feelings and information outside the weekly meetings.

Some of this website is for public access - you can find out about some of the topics that we've discussed in recent weeks and details about how to join us. Other parts are for members only and include forums on topics that we want to discuss in future meetings, minutes of meetings and other announcements. You will need a profile and password to access those areas of this website.

Membership of this site is open to anybody who has attended a group meeting in person. Please see details here about getting a profile on this site.

The site is funded by members of the group and is independent of Lighthouse West London.