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Armistead Maupin's novel "The Days of Anne Madrigal" is the final farewell to the city stories from San Francisco.
A house in the country with a chicken coop, a romantic wedding in the village church - Thilo and René's life sounds so idyllic. But that is also part of their lives: Both have been HIV-positive for over 20 years and are struggling with the long-term consequences. As a couple, they can also cope with this.
Queer refugees are verbally and physically threatened in initial reception centres and hostels. The attackers often come from societies in which homosexuality is more strongly rejected than in Germany, for example from the Balkans or the Arab world. So far, only a few federal states have introduced systematic help.
Over the next two weeks, the international film world will once again be keeping a spellbound eye on Berlin. A preview of the queer programme of the 67th International Film Festival
This shouldn't be a concern for anyone: The Robert Koch Institute is currently reporting an increase in cases of hepatitis A among gay men. This is particularly true for Berlin, but there are also more cases in other cities. The simplest protection: get vaccinated.
"The virus has shaped my biography," says René. The 48-year-old has been living with HIV since 1993 - and has been a pensioner and working odd jobs for almost 18 years. Nevertheless, René looks at younger HIV-positive people without envy. He thinks it's great that they can lead a normal working life thanks to better medication. We have written down what René told us.
It sounds like a minor sensation: after years of stable or rising HIV diagnoses among gay men, their number fell significantly for the first time in 2016 at four major London sexual health clinics.
Marcus Behrens has been a contact person at Mann-o-Meter, Berlin's gay information and advice centre, for 20 years. The qualified psychologist helps with coming out or addiction problems. Discrimination is also a frequent issue that the head of the centre is confronted with.
In Germany, you have a free choice of doctor. This may sound banal, but it's really important: it's up to you to find the medical care you want and that is good for you. This doesn't just apply to HIV. Here are a few tips to help you search and find what you need.
