Marc Thompson
Marc Thompson, the Lead Commissioner of the London HIV Prevention Programme, is a health promotion specialist, award-winning podcaster, and LGBTQ cultural archivist.
Over the past three decades, he has been at the forefront of HIV and LGBTQ activism, diligently working to enhance and promote the health and well-being of LGBTQ and racially marginalised communities.
Throughout his career, Marc has held prominent positions in various organisations, including the NHS, the Terrence Higgins Trust, Gay Men Fighting AIDS (GMFA), Big Up, and Positively UK and is the co-founder of Prepster, the Love Tank, and Blackout UK.
Marc spearheaded Project 100, the first national peer mentor program for people living with HIV.
Marc co-curated the digital archive and podcast series ‘Black and Gay, Back in the Day’ to document Black LGBTQ life in Britain since the 1970s. He also launched ‘We Were Always Here’, focusing on the UK HIV epidemic through personal stories.
News featuring Marc
BBC Radio London – HIV Testing in London Interview
Shay Kaur Grewal, Mark Thompson and Susan Cole discuss “Skin Like Mine” – the HIV prevention programme by and for Black Londoners, delivered by One Voice Network and funded by Do It London
Increased rates of HIV in Black women – Susan Cole interviewed by BBC London News
Black women are at increased risk of HIV in London, according to a new report. Susan Cole was interviewed on behalf of Phoenix Health Movement by Thomas Magill from BBC London News about HIV inequities affecting Black women, including barriers to testing and actions...
Zero Stigma Day
Zero Stigma Day is a grassroots awareness campaign that mobilises and unites people, organisations, and entire countries across the world to take action against HIV stigma. The campaign was conceived by our Co-Founder Dr Vanessa Apea, as Medical Director of Naz in...