Description:Although there is still much to do, we have come a long way in Britain since homosexuality was viewed as an illness in itself and gay people could be confined to institutions, lobotomized or worse.
Mention health issues and gay lifestyles today and many people will think of AIDS. Yet out of the darkness and prejudice of the 1980s, through self-organization and determination The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) was established in 1982. The leading HIV and AIDS charity in the UK and the largest in Europe, THT delivers health promotion campaigns and direct services to people with or affected by HIV and people at risk. THT paved the way for what was to come - a diverse range of autonomous groups campaigning and organizing across a wide spectrum of health issues.