LGBT activist who has spent 50 years advocating for gay rights honoured by the King
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. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. 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.
