The moving speech of Lloyd Russell Moyle
A British MP has revealed that he is HIV positive during an emotionally charged speech in the British Parliament today in anticipation of World AIDS Day.
Lloyd Russell Moyle, 32, told colleagues he was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 22.
"Next year, I will have my own anniversary, 10 years since I was diagnosed with HIV," said Russell Moyle, a Labor MP elected to Brighton Cape Town on the south coast of England, according to Reuters. the Athenian News Agency.
"The journey was long because of the fear of acceptance and today, hopefully, of support, knowing that my treatment keeps me healthy and protects any partner I may have."
The 32-year-old politician explained that he decided to speak out to help others seek treatment, to fight the stigma surrounding the disease and because this Saturday is the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day.
"My name… may appear in the newspapers tomorrow as I am the first MP to reveal that he is HIV-positive in front of those in the body," he noted.
"No one diagnosed with HIV today should feel less able to prosper and enjoy life than anyone else, because of their condition."
Russell Moyle is the second British MP to reveal that he has been diagnosed with AIDS. Chris Smith, a former Labor government minister, said he was HIV-positive in 2005.
"In two days, on World AIDS Day, I will stand by my community to mourn the loss of those who died of AIDS. I will stand there knowing that I will live a life that many could not ", the MP underlined.
"We have the ability to put an end to the transmission of the virus as well as to stigma and prejudice, not just here, but globally, and I hope we can all do this as our mission," said Lloyd Russell Mill, addressing his colleagues who stood up. standing up to applaud him as soon as he finished his speech, something almost unprecedented in parliament.
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