Venues across the Capital will be raising funds for GMFA’s HIV prevention and sexual health information website this World Aids Day.
Organisations, clubs, pubs and bars will be out in force to support GMFA and its HIV prevention work for gay men with preparations for some of these events starting months ago.
Over a period of 5 days, there will be a vast range of fundraising events and activities across London. Volunteers, from stage performers to bucket collection volunteers, will be giving their time and energy in support of GMFA to raise funds for the charity’s HIV prevention and stigma-challenging work.
Events include Deconstructed, a night of stripped-back classic songs at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in south London and in north London a World AIDS Day Extravaganza boasting an astonishing array of performers at the Bloc Bar, 18 Kentish Town Road, NW1 9NX
Other organisations and venues of note include the essential online fetish site Recon, the bear club XXL, and favourite venues such as Prowler, Compton’s, Halfway to Heaven, The Duke of Wellington, King William IV, Ted’s Place, The Vault, Chariots saunas and Locker Room.
GMFA’s website provides frank HIV prevention and sexual health information to more than a 1 million visitors every year and GMFA’s FS magazine has been at the forefront of addressing issues, including chemsex, HIV stigma and the emotional health of gay men, all of which contribute to high rates of HIV in the community.
Neither of these projects receive Government funding and are completely dependent on the support of the gay community, through fundraising events such as these.
GMFA’s Chief Executive, Matthew Hodson, said: “We’ve been talking to lots of people who work at venues and they tell us how important our campaigns and services are. These are difficult times for small charities and so we are hugely grateful to all the venues who are working with us this year to support our services. Working together we can stop the spread of HIV.”
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GMFA was founded in 1992 and is dedicated to gay men’s health. Its mission is to improve gay men’s health by increasing the control they have over their own lives.
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