Just wanted to share this - this is me now on the left and living wit HIV - on the right is also me in the 80โs with a death sentence of AIDS and given 2 yrs to live ! Never give up hope ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
Iโm living with HIV for over 30 yrs and Iโm 63 years young - I live life to the full now and Iโm undetectable
#UequalsU
#cantpassiton
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Hi , I want to take a different approach this year on Pride Month - this picture was taken yesterday in my hometown
@granardtown
I am these beautiful childrenโs Grand-auntie and they know my story as a trans woman and we love each other to the moon and back ! They see me as me
Hi I would just like to say thanks to all the wonderful messages and support that you all have given me and
@Tommedian
@RTEOne
- also I donโt think Iโve ever been subject (on social media) to such abuse about just being me! Takes more than that to break me ! Have a lovely dayโค๏ธ
Just a reminder that this is the face of an almost 64 yr old trans woman living with HIV since 1987 - I know what itโs like to be extracted from society only to return a strong healthy woman living with HIV ! Lift the Stigma - GET TESTED. You owe it to you !! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@HIVIreland
Every day I live with HIV I feel blessed ,I was told Iโd never live past 2 yrs after my diagnosis - what people donโt understand is when you only want to be your true self , nothing can stop a TRANS women living her best life and HIV is only a part of me today and every day ๐
Iโm living with HIV for over 30 yrs and Iโm 63 years young - I live life to the full now and Iโm undetectable
#UequalsU
#cantpassiton
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On the eve of
@DublinPride
I just want to thank all who were involved with me being crowned Grand Marshal
@DublinPride
tomorrowitโs been a hell of a journey and so worth it ! Let the TransFlag fly high ! Let the T shine bright tomorrow and always ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Together we are stronger
On Trans Day of Visibility we pay tribute to our colleague
@BexDeHavilland
for the work she has done, and continues to do, to promote rights and visibility of
#transgender
and gender diverse people, and for people living with
#HIV
.
#TDOV2023
#UequalsU
Happy Saturday - sure why not . Proud to be a trans woman living with HIV
@56TSoho
this is how HIV looks if you are on meds and undetectable at 62 yrs of age ! Get tested and be in control๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฎ๐ชโค๏ธ๐๐
Just wishing myself a happy birthday today as I reach 65 years of age ! And to think I was given 2 yrs to live when I was still in my 20โs - so Iโm on very borrowed time which Iโm so grateful ! I fought back from serious addictions 18 yrs ago I now work
@HIVIreland
@56deanstreet
I tried to reach out and build bridges with Boyz but I had no idea at all about what happened today ! I am so sorry that I got it wrong about this and it saddens me also but it wonโt deter me in the future reaching out to people that wish to support trans affairs
#betrayed
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I just donโt understand why some people hate trans , I go about my business, I help others in my work , itโs my body my choice not yours ! I donโt feel Iโm up for persecution had enough of that in the 80โs have we really not moved on . Be kind live and let live ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
If I could tell this little person on the left that it would be a painful journey but that it would be ok in the end and from looking
@stpatricksfest
all those yrs ago that you would be Grand Marshal
@DublinPride
what would you say ๐I love us both and am so proud ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Being undetectable is something Iโm proud of , being trans and my age is also something to be proud of and being in the POZVIBE
#uequalsu
T-shirt well, do I feel proud , U = U bet ya!
Iโve been through many wars and faceless twitters find something useful to do with your day - Iโm sure your version of perfection is also debatable . I am still me even when t you tire from your ranting . Sticks n stones . ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
I got so badly mis gendered last evening walking my dogs in what I thought was my safe place - quote โ are you a f-ing GEZZER ! My heart hurts, itโs been some time that this happened to me - but has brought me right back to the 80โs - my world has darkened once more ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐พโค๏ธโ๐ฉนโค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐๐
Moi with our wonderful . Leo Varadkar on Taoiseach at the uni vailing of the Red Ribbon monument for HIV /AIDS yesterday at the Peopleโs park
@thePhonix
park Dublin - a momentous moment in history .Bex Tallon De Havilland
#LetCommunitiesLead
@HIVIreland
@ChelwestFT
@GCNmag
wonderful morning yesterday
@HIVIreland
#pride
breakfast with
@DonnellyStephen
talking about trans healthcare and what we can do in Ireland , like the work I continue to do
@56TSoho
&
@ChelwestFT
. So proud of how Irelandโs come along , still work to do weโre on the right track ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Happy Bday wkd- how blessed I am to be still here to celebrate my 63rd bday , considering I was given 2yrs to live over 30 yrs ago due to HIV& that I would never transition - today I am undetectable & living as a complete woman ! Dreams can be reality- just have faith&believe
Excited to share our new series Second Chances, VirginMediaOne, Sun at 9! This 4 part series sees
@BexDeHavilland
meet 7 amazing people who've been through tough times. With expert help, we follow their journeys as they grab their second chance at life. Every Sunday from 7th Jan
I am 15 yrs sober today ! Getting sober was probably one of the hardest things Iโve ever done - but the most rewarding! Getting honest and loving yourself is the greatest high of all - thank you to all whom have helped me rise out of the shadows ๐X
With my wonderful friend
@becomingjudeuk
, darling we have come a long way - so proud , but thereโs work still to do . Letโs do this darling
@transprideldn
@56TSoho
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This was a moment that I have waited many years for
@johnnylogan_official
, I was his hair and makeup artist back in the 8oโs and when he won for the second time with Hold Me Now I have not met or seen him until now as Rebecca and it was magical , some friendships last for ever X
.
@BexDeHavilland
, a prominent Trans and HIV activist, has recently joined our Community Advisory Group.
"Itโs imperative to mention and include Trans people, as we are still very invisible and unless we use our voices, we are left behind," Rebecca says.
My T arrived from Ireland today
@pozvibepod
@LadyVeda
@Robbie_Lawlor
- HIV is just a part of me and now With U=U on my T-shirt I wear it with pride U=U means if you are HIV you Canโt Pass It On with Worlds AIDS day approaching fast stand with us ! But you T
@pozvibepod
โค๏ธ๐
And the Model is
@BexDeHavilland
! Wonderful photo by
@hazelcoonagh
- just sayinโ
@EPinIreland
as a trans woman that was criminalised back in the 80โs , might be an important factor to this picture that I modelled !! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธor does that not matter ??
We had a fabulous time at
#DublinPride
today! ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
What a pic of Hazel Coonagh & the Amsterdam Rainbow Dress Foundation - the dress includes flags of countries that still criminalise same-sex relationships (to be replaced by a pride flag when that law is reversed).๐
#Pride2023
Just like to thank all the staff at River court Hotel
@NevilleHotels
#kilkenny
for looking after me so well and to how friendly they were ! If youโre ever in
#kilkenny
I highly recommend a stay here all arrangements by the wonderful
@TwilightCommun3
- now our next stop today
Doing my final voiceovers now his evening for my TV show Rebeccaโs Second Chances on your TV this coming Spring
@VirginMediaIE
@MindtheGapFilms
@NickyLarkin83
@CarolandAssoc
. Wait until you meet the amazing 7 wonderful people I had the honour to trust me with their stories ๐
I always said in my dreams Iโd make it to Hollywood ! And here I am working at the international office space at the Connie Norman centre Los Angeles FLUX] , itโs such an honour to be FLUX] UK and Ireland president chapter .. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐งโค๏ธ so proud ๐
Being a trans women is 365 days a year ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ living with HIV is also 565 days a year .. thanks for all the support at these times - but letโs keep it going when all the heat has passed ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
OK!! Iโm disco ready for
@flikkersqueerfilm
! The last time I was at Flikkers it was the 8oโs a a far cry from my very checkered past !! Disco dolly on the move ๐๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐โค๏ธ I love being Home ..and working
@dublinpride
@hivireland
and part of the
@gcnmag
#hivireland
exhibition ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Miss you always Mom . Happy Heavenly Birthday you would be 89 today ๐ฉทโค๏ธโ๐ฉน I had the best teacher in what has become my own style and glamour, thank you for this , you will always walk with me . Dementia is as cruel as it gets . My beautiful mom ๐ฉท
I am so proud to be a part of
@56TSoho
@56deanstreet
and TransPLUS , as a pilot also that we have seen 100 patients today regarding appointments for treatments inc hormones, peer support worker, &the inclusion of trans and cic employment which I am very proud to be a part of ๐โค๏ธ
OMG ! Iโm so delighted and honoured to be NOMINATED by the public to the
#GALAS2023
LGBTQ+Awards long list ! Iโve no idea what to do next ! But thank you so much for everybody who voted for me . ๐๐ฉต๐ค๐ฉท๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
The last 10 days have been so unbelievably busy which Iโm so greatul Iโve definitely been given a second chance at life - between my public speaking, my MC ing TV appearance between the UK and Ireland has been phenomenal- I will continue to speak out for trans
#LetCommunitiesLead
Love this lady Sylvan who helped me so much 17 yrs ago when I was in the height of my addictions, I am here today because of her kindness and a few others ! They loved me until I could love myself- I am who I am today thanks to the few and now the many . A day at a time ๐โค๏ธ
Officially back at
@56TSoho
, soho is so quite , I feel a bit appreciative to say the least- but I suppose itโs a step in the right direction ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธโค๏ธ
Great evening !
Delighted to attend today's
@bankofireland
annual
#WithPride
event at College Green branch promoting visibility and inclusion for lgbti+ people. Grateful for their continued support of
@hivireland
๐ฉท๐ค๐ฉต
I am so proud of what I have accomplished since facing my fears and the stigma that lost me so much in the past - but the past is in the past - itโs all about now and what I can do to help others escape the horrible depression, addictions that have owned me for decades ! HIVIP ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
HIV is just a part of me U=U my life today is polar opposite to when I was diagnosed back in the last century 1987 , 34 yrs later Iโm still here , Iโm Undetectable and Untranslatable which obviously means I canโt pass it on ..
@56TSoho
@TerranceHigginstrust
. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
For so long I felt invisible and lost my career and just being a human being - it has taken me decades to get a foothold back in society and thereโs still a long way to go as a trans woman - we need allies not heroโs - trans visibility should be every day ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
It so wonderful to get this amazing recognition in my homeland
@HIVIreland
@GCNmag
@DublinPride
@CertifiedProud
. After over 30 yrs living with HIV and being able to come out and speak openly about something I had to try and hide for decades ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Waiting for
@joshua_royal20
for our lights Camera Action on Iโm a VIP with HIV - this is how HIV looks on a Saturday afternoon in
@ilovesoholondon
๐ never say never ๐
Thank you so much for all your support ! Itโs quite surreal to be honest , Iโm so grateful for all that made it such an amazing experience. ๐ฉท๐ฉต๐ค๐