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I remember World Aids Day, December 1st, 2010, because I stenciled red ribbons in the snow around #Dublin. #WAD2018 - Beautiful photos taken by @niallcarsonpa - Niall Carson/PA
2010 was also the year I entered Alternative Miss Ireland @alternativemiss - An annual ribald beauty pageant which raised money for services for people living with #HIV and Dublin Rape Crisis @DublinRCC - I did a tribute to the one and only #FreddieMercury - Uncanny right?
When Freddie Mercury died of a AIDS-related illness Nov 1991. I was 19 years old and just started college. I was in the closet and dared not tell anyone I was gay. Not only did the Tabloid headlines about AIDS terrify me, but I lived in Ireland, where being gay was a crime.
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having my annual Christmas party
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I lost many friends during the #AIDS crisis.
I still miss them.
I wrote this about #AssottoSaint, who I am thinking of with love on this #WorldAIDSDay
He'd only be 61, were he still alive today.

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