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31.12.2023 - 22:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
LGBT activist Paul Fairweather has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List 2023.
George House Trust co-founder Paul, who is a renowned HIV activist, LGBT rights champion and ambassador for equality, has been awarded the MBE for services to people with disabilities and LGBT people in the north west.
The award reflects his life’s commitment towards promoting inclusion, advocating for equality and challenging hate.
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In the early 1980s, Paul, who lives in Crumpsall, was at the forefront of the community response to the growing HIV pandemic among gay men in Manchester and across the north west organising meetings, writing articles in the gay press and lobbying for much-needed support services for people diagnosed with HIV.
His work was entirely voluntary and motivated by the experiences of many of his friends and the wider LGBTQ+ community who, as many lives were already being lost, were fearful and in need of information and advice.
George House Trust has been a leading voice in HIV since 1985 when Paul was one of the six people who founded and set up Manchester AIDS Line, the organisation that changed its name to George House Trust in 1990.
Ever since, George House trust has worked to ensure that people living with HIV have access to the support they need to live healthy and confident lives.
Paul continues to be involved with George House Trust as the Positive Speakers project lead, supporting people living with HIV to use their voice, tell their story and to tackle the HIV stigma that still exists.
He works with many people who’ve experienced the sharp end of HIV stigma and supports them to realise their
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