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It's A Sin: How HIV charity responded to the AIDS epidemic and why it continues to play a crucial part in Manchester today

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direct to your inboxIn 1985, the Manchester AIDSline launched in response to the growing AIDS epidemic that was quickly spreading across the world.

Made up of members of the LGBT+ community and allies, the AIDSline aimed to offer support and advice to people affected by AIDS.

At the time, it was one of only a handful of services across the entire country that provided peer support and mentorship.Its formation would eventually lead to the start of the George House Trust (GHT), a HIV charity that continues to be based in Manchester today.In the 80s, AIDS was very much seen as a ‘death sentence’ and, until preventative measures were discovered, it kind of was. “People had started to get to grips with what AIDS was but there was very much a.

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