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Gareth Thomas: HIV + me.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Gareth,.
- Human Rights and Public Health.
- Discrimination.
- Sports careers.
- Mental health.
- AIDS.
- Local Subjects:
- Thomas, Gareth,.
- Human Rights and Public Health.
- Discrimination.
- Sports careers.
- Mental health.
- AIDS.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (60 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Sphere-Abacus Films, 2019.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Rugby legend Gareth Thomas has been hiding a very dark secret: he’s living with HIV. In an emotional and hard-hitting documentary Gareth reveals how he seriously contemplated taking his own life, but is now seeking to come to terms with his condition. Rugby legend Gareth Thomas has lived a life of many highs, and quite a few lows. The first Welsh man to win 100 caps playing for his country, he also captained the British Lions, and on his retirement was Wales’ all-time leading try scorer. In 2009, Gareth made international headlines when he came out. Still playing for Cardiff Blues, he was at the time the world’s only openly gay professional sportsman. Since retiring, he has gone on to carve out a fulfilling career as a sports commentator, tv personality, and gay rights activist working closely with Prince Harry and The Terrence Higgins Trust. He has travelled the world with work, and had a best-selling autobiography (Pride) which is currently being made into a Hollywood biopic. But behind all of his success, Gareth Thomas has been hiding a very dark secret – from the world, from his friends and from his family. Gareth is living with HIV. In this emotional and hard-hitting documentary Gareth reveals for the first time that he feels forced to make his diagnosis public as he is being blackmailed by a prominent British tabloid which is threatening to splash the story on its front pages. After his father was door-stopped by a journalist from the newspaper, and told of his son’s diagnosis before Gareth had the chance to tell his parents himself, he figured he had two choices: to kill himself, or to control the story by going public on his terms.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 06, 2026).
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