The first part of our interview with Jens Ahrens from Berliner Aids-Hilfe was about counselling before a rapid HIV test. But what does he do if the test is positive? That's what the second part is about.
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Talking to a stranger about sex, HIV and the fear of being tested? If this stranger is a professional like Jens Ahrens, then take the plunge. Jens works for Berliner Aids-Hilfe e.V. In this interview, he explains how HIV test counselling works.
"I admire their courage," says Bertho Makso from Proud Lebanon, referring to gay refugees who have fled to Lebanon from Syria in particular, but also from Palestine, Sudan and Iraq.
The HIV epidemic is threatening to explode within Lebanon's gay community. The problem is being exacerbated by the continuing flow of refugees from Syria.
Mr Bear contests, party events and trips - for many years, Bertho Makso was one of the most important organisers of gay life in Lebanon. But when the situation for homosexuals in the Middle East deteriorated dramatically, the 33-year-old no longer wanted to remain inactive.
Alzheimer's doesn't just affect old people. Jan Stressenreuter describes how such a diagnosis changes a gay partnership in his novel "House Full of Clouds".
n the first part of the report, Kojobesia talked about his youth as a gay man in Ghana. Here he also had experiences with sex work. This is how Kojobesia came to human rights work.
Kojobesia has been fighting for gay rights in Ghana since his youth. He now lives in Hamburg. But he has not given up on his dream of a gay community centre in Accra.
The arte theme evening on 12 May is dedicated to homophobia in Europe and in Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious communities.
AIDS-Hilfe Hamburg has been counselling deaf people in sign language for 20 years. Michael Stürmer and Jochen Aldag, the heads of the sign language AIDS team, explain why HIV counselling is particularly lively for deaf people.
