In a career spanning three decades in the HIV/AIDS and gay men’s health fields, Patriic is an accomplished trainer, educator and outreach worker, and is published. He continues to innovate projects, health campaigns and services.

Dragged kicking and screaming from semi-retirement, Patriic co-founded the Gay Men’s Health Collective in 2010 where he’s lead writer for MEN R US (an online life manual for gay and bi men), a producer for THREE FLYING PIGLETS (making affordable films for the LGBT+ community) and coordinates PIP PAC (safer chemsex/ harm reduction packs for individuals and drug services).

Most recently, he devised and co-facilitated an “Introduction to Chemsex” training day which includes guidance on how drug services can be more inclusive of the LGBT+ community. Also, he has just produced a series of self-help films on drugs and the law for Release.

This acerbic bear of a man is as charming as he is curmudgeonly with a remarkable knowledge of gay men’s health, and an unwavering ability to connect gay men with their health issues.

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Patriic’s talk is entitled ‘The Pig in Sunglasses Steps Out’.