Protestors Interrupt Bohemian Rhapsody Premiere

Demonstrators interrupted the world premiere of the Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, in London this week, protesting the recent cuts on HIV treatment by the NHS, reports Metro.

A recent study found that one in four gay men in the UK cannot get access to PrEP, the HIV-preventative drug. HIV services are also being steadily closed down across the country.

“Queen was the soundtrack of my childhood,” Hywel ap Dafydd from ACT UP London, one of the organisers of the protest.“Freddie died when I was twelve; it was the first time I heard of AIDS and HIV.

“I’ve been living with HIV for the past eight years thanks to medication that came too late to save Freddie and the millions of people who died because of AIDS.

“There’s a drug called PrEP which stops people from catching HIV but the NHS rations it so not everyone who needs it can get it. It’s disgraceful that the NHS denies people this opportunity that neither I nor Freddie had.”

The protestors took to the premiere in clothes reading “Don’t Cut Me Now!” and “Save Our NHS,” while singing altered versions of Queen’s songs: “Don’t cut me now / I’m entitled to free healthcare / I don’t pay at all.

“Don’t cut me now / If I wanted US healthcare / I’d give Branson a call.

“Don’t cut me now – ’cause we’re having a s**t time / Don’t cut me now – yes we’re having a sick time / I don’t wanna die at all!”

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