A charity named for Terrence Higgins, one of the first people to die from the AIDS virus in Britain. It campaigns on and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health. A plaque at 333 Old Street says that their first meeting took place in 1983, although other sources say it it was founded in the previous year.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Terrence Higgins Trust
{Around the logo of the Terrence Higgins Trust:} The first meeting of the Ter...
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