Jeremy Hunt praised an MP for revealing his HIV status and got thoroughly owned
The Labour/Co-op MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, has announced in the House of Commons that he received an HIV positive diagnosis in 2009.
#WorldAIDSDay: Labour's Lloyd Russell-Moyle becomes first MP to announce in the Commons that he is HIV positive, saying "it has been a long journey from fear of acceptance… to advocacy"
More: https://t.co/pBR3dHzjgJ pic.twitter.com/FCaCeUYYRS
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 29, 2018
Speaking ahead of World Aids Day, he said
“I wanted to be able to stand here in this place and say to those who are living with HIV that their status does not define them,”
“We can be whoever we want to be, and to those who have not been tested, maybe because of fear, I say to you: it is better to live in knowledge than to die in fear.”
His inspirational attempt to end the stigma that still prevents people from being open about their status drew the attention of former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
Massive respect for Lloyd Russell-Moyle. This takes enormous courage and will give hope to many many people living with HIV https://t.co/MtoLN2E3Xb
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) November 29, 2018
Mr Russell-Moyle responded with these harsh but fair words.
Ta for the warm words but bit rich after you gutted £600m from public health NHS spend. Men are contracting HIV as the gov is blocking full PrEP in England.
— Lloyd Russell-Moyle (@lloyd_rm) November 29, 2018
The stunning burn has been gathering admiration in spades.
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🔥🔥 drag him 🙌🏻 https://t.co/6WjZRgkTz9
— JC (not that one) (@_Lady_Gardener) November 29, 2018
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Healthcare is always political 💪🏼 https://t.co/VTiZ6B0Paa
— Lara McNeill (@lara_eleanor) November 29, 2018
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So impressed with @lloyd_rm and wish him well. Great response to NHS wrecker-in-chief. https://t.co/N6Sv0IEWUH
— James Ellis (@JamesTomEllis) November 29, 2018
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100% right – and hard not to see the block on PrEP as fear of upsetting Daily Mail-reading patrolman of the moral police. It's homophobia in policy form, and it needs to stop. https://t.co/uCW9EesJcn
— James B (@piercepenniless) November 29, 2018
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https://twitter.com/WelshGasDoc/status/1068263175529873409
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YES LLOYD GWARN ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 https://t.co/b62SMA3qYg
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) November 29, 2018
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Just as well for Jeremy that we have the NHS to provide treatment for that burn.
— Mark (@markalexander_m) November 29, 2018
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Dam, he's got a nerve!
— Stephan Bee (@sbeetoby) November 29, 2018
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Shots well and truly fired https://t.co/9BVVmm1KmI
— Jamie Fookes (@JamieRFookes) November 29, 2018
Savage!