General Article London should have an AIDS memorial – and the Assembly just voted to support it

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The UK has no national memorial to victims of the epidemic.

By Sian Berry

I was very happy to see the London Assembly unanimously back the idea of a national HIV/AIDS memorial in London this week.

The idea for a national memorial to recognise those who died from HIV and AIDS was revived by Gay Men Fighting AIDS (GMFA) and they have been leading the campaign to make this memorial a reality.

The concept has been talked about for years, and meanwhile many other cities worldwide have finished and...

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