Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial Page

11/04/2026

please buy your tickets befire they sell out

Garry's 66th Birthday Fundraiser

19/03/2026

Garry is 66! 6/6/26
Hi Jason , all though it’s my Birthday on 21st Feb to commemorate my on coming of old age , i’m throwing a party on 6/6/26 to celebrate the music & dancing of my life . from my Disco Diva days , the Gale on Thorpe street , the crazy days of hosting Sundissential nationally & in Ibiza as Transfiguration , & the hedonistic all nighters /all Dayers mat Tin Tins Kudos , DV8 , Subway , Chic & Eden

Music will range from 70’s Disco , Classic Ibiza Anthems , House Trance etc
To help me celebrate i have entrusted my DJ friends : listed below all gibing there time for free Chad Lewis , Nikki Eden , Wez & Ev , Benny Rich , Andy Price & Andy Farley
To make the day even more special i’d love you all to join me , i’ve made life long friends & amazing memories .lets make some more

i’m asking each of you if you would buy a £20 the cost of a ticket . all ticket money to raised will go to the Ribbons HIV Education Legacy fund( Saving lives UK ) which as i’m sure you all know is very close to my heart , it will help to enable the important work we do empowering those living with HIV & to continue the fight against stigma & prejudice .

i have choosen the date 6/6/26
so all the 6’s ,
can i ask you wear something Red , simple or as creative you care to be .
let’s have a devilish time !
venue : Eden Bar & roof garden

time 3pm to 3am

it is a ticket only event : with only 200 capacity : get your ticket asap
avalible on Skiddle see link https://www.skiddle.com/e/42134411

all money will be going to The Ribbons HIV Education Legacy ( Saving Lives UK

Garry's 66th Birthday Fundraiser

01/12/2025

20/11/2025

Birmingham creatives are joining forces to give voice to people living with HIV this year’s World AIDS Day and they want the wider public to pay attention.

20/11/2025

For this year’s World AIDS Day, the health-conscious artists are presenting work which tells the stories of people living with the virus, to help more people

20/11/2025

In November 1990, LIFE magazine published a photograph taken by a young Therese Frare, then still a student at Ohio University. The image — stark, intimate, and unforgettable — captured the final moments of David Kirby, a young man dying of AIDS.

David, an outspoken activist for gay rights, had contracted HIV in the 1980s. He fought the illness for years, but when his condition became terminal, he chose to spend his remaining time surrounded by the people who loved him most. His family embraced him fully, caring for him with tenderness and unwavering support.

What seems natural today was, at the time, profoundly controversial. In that era, far-right and conservative voices often framed AIDS as a punishment for “deviance,” insisting it was a disease confined to “degenerates” and marginalized groups — a consequence, they claimed, of straying from so-called “family values.” Compassion was not the dominant social response.

But David’s parents rejected that cruelty outright. They accepted their son completely — his identity, his illness, and his humanity. Their love and presence at his bedside showed the world what a true family looks like: one that stands with its child in the most painful moments, without shame or judgment.

The photograph stunned the United States. People who had previously ignored AIDS — shaped by stigma, misinformation, or fear — suddenly confronted the human reality of the crisis. Many began to seek out information, to speak up, and to act.

David Kirby died in April 1990 at just 32 years old.

Since LIFE published the photo, it is estimated that more than a billion people have seen it. The Kirby family’s courage in allowing the image to be shared became a turning point in public understanding of the AIDS epidemic. Their openness and compassion helped change hearts, challenge prejudice, and strengthen the fight against HIV — ensuring that David’s suffering was not in vain.