Living AIDS Memorial Garden

06/02/2026

04/06/2026

Before he was the most charming host on television, Graham Norton was a closeted gay kid in rural Ireland with absolutely no way out - except America.

He never made it to LA. He ran out of money in San Francisco, stepped off a bus, and walked straight into Gay Pride.

A flatbed truck of drag queens came around the corner. Then Grace Jones floated by on a parade float. He said his "Irish head and heart were close to bursting."

From that kid with no context, to 63 years old this week and one of the most beloved hosts on television - happy birthday, Graham Norton.

04/02/2026

Elliot Page is set to introduce an all-trans and non-binary production of William Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ this July.

The actor will team up with Trans What You Will Theatre for the show, which will premiere in London on 24 July. Page will join the show from New York via a livestream, and q***r trans director Phoebe Kemp will direct.

Trans What You Will Theatre partnered with Sir Ian McKellen last year to stage an all-trans version of ‘Twelfth Night’, also directed by Kemp. The show raised £8,000 for trans charity Not A Phase.

Speaking about ‘As You Like It’, Page said: “Shakespeare wrote characters who defy easy categories long before we had language for it – and that feels as relevant now as it ever has. Trans What You Will is proving that these stories have always belonged to us, and I’m honored to support that work. Can’t wait to share this with an audience.”

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03/31/2026

🇺🇸 Tom McBride (1952 − 1995) was an actor who of died AIDS in New York. He was 42 years old.

A 1996 documentary by director Jay Corcoran titled 'Life and Death on the A-List' follows Tom for about two years chronicling his life with HIV up until his death.

Tom made his feature film debut in the 1981 horror film Friday the 13th Part 2 as Mark Jarvis, a former athlete who became paraplegic and wheelchair-bound following a motorcycle accident.

He also had a role in the 1985 movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. His only TV guest appearance was on the TV series Highway to Heaven.

Born in Charleston, West Virginia, as Thomas Aloysius McBride, he worked as a photographer and model before beginning his acting career.

Tom who during his modeling career was one of the Marlboro Men in the 1980s, dated the actor Paul Keenan who played Todd Chandler on Days of Our Lives. Paul died of AIDS in 1986, age 31.

📍The AIDS Memorial would love to hear from those who knew Tom who can provide more details about his life.

03/26/2026

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Living AIDS Memorial Garden is a memorial garden located in Charleston, WV. Our garden honors those who have lost their lives to AIDS as well as those who are still fighting the disease today.

03/20/2026

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11/04/2025

38 years ago, the largest community arts project in history became a national icon.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt, displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., covered a space larger than a football field and included 1,920 panels. At sunrise, celebrities, politicians, families, lovers and friends read aloud the 1,920 names of the people represented in the Quilt. The reading of names is now a tradition followed at nearly every Quilt display. Half a million people visited the Quilt that weekend.

Learn more about the history of the : https://www.aidsmemorial.org/quilt-history