Terry Higgins

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Terry Higgins
AIDS

Terrence Lionel Seymour Higgins (10 June 1945 – 4 July 1982) was among the first people known to die of an

AIDS-related illness in the United Kingdom.[2]

Life

Born in

House of Commons during the day and as a nightclub barman and disc jockey in the evenings. He travelled to New York and Amsterdam as a DJ in the 1970s. Higgins collapsed at the nightclub Heaven while at work and was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital, London where he died of Pneumocystis pneumonia and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
on 4 July 1982.

Legacy

Martyn Butler,

Terry Higgins Trust.[4] in 1982 with a group of concerned community-members and Terry's friends, including Len Robinson and Chris Peel;[5]
it was dedicated to preventing the spread of HIV, promoting awareness of AIDS, and providing supportive services to people with the disease.

See also

  • Timeline of early AIDS cases

References

  1. ^ "Terrence Higgins: A name that gave hope to those with HIV and AIDS". BBC News. 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Terrence Higgins' legacy, 30 years after death". Neil Prior, BBC News Wales, 5 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  3. ^ Prior, Neil (5 July 2012). "Higgins' legacy, 30 years later". BBC News.
  4. ISBN 978-1-136-91360-0
    .
  5. ^ "How it all began | Terrence Higgins Trust". www.tht.org.uk.

Bibliography

  • "Terrence Higgins" in Robert Aldrich & Garry Wotherspoon. (Eds.) Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day, Volume 2. London: Routledge, 2001, pp. 187–188.
    ISBN 041522974X
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