2009 marks the thirteenth anniversary of The Eddie Surman Trust, which I set up following the death of my partner Eddie. He took his own life on the eve of his 21st birthday.
We had an amazingly close relationship and I believed that I knew all of his fears and worries but I was wrong. We had a honest relationship but the one thing that Eddie could not talk about was his fear of becoming ill because he was HIV positive.
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Categories: Causes
Tagged: eddie surman trust, hiv positive, peter shapcott, positiveline
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- March 26, 2009 – 11:06
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- By Peter Shapcott
The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) is a charity helping young LGBT people who are either homeless or living in a hostile environment. 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of AKT, which covers the Greater Manchester and Greater London areas.
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Categories: Causes
Tagged: albert kennedy trust, ian mckellen, tim sigsworth
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- February 16, 2009 – 12:08
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- By Editor
To mark World Aids Day 2008, the National Aids Trust has mounted a campaign to combat the prejudice surrounding HIV and also to raise awareness of HIV transmission. The campaign, Respect & Protect, has its own dedicated website,
http://www.worldaidsday.org/. The mission statement is that the campaign “is inclusive and highlights the responsibility everyone has to transform attitudes to HIV and encourage actions that stop its spread.”
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Categories: Causes
Tagged: national aids trust, world aids day
- Published:
- December 3, 2008 – 15:27
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- By Editor
