#elizabeth Taylor aids foundation

[devoted-to-colin-farrell]

#elizabeth taylor aids foundation #best actor #movie #ireland #colin farrell #stop aids #charity fundraising #annie lennox

[lavoixhumaine]

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance hosted The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS in The Beverly Hills Hotel.

Queen Angela Bassett dressed in Dolce & Gabbana and I’m seeing a trend here with the grays and jeans she’s been favoring lately. I’m all for it.

The way those articles announced this couple were hosting the ball by starting with their full names gave a few people a mini-heart attack because they thought it was another break up announcement. 2023 been wildin’ on public figures breaking up, yar. But not these two. Naaah.

The way she fluttered her fingers in her skirts and he missed the signal so she had to turn her head to look at him…yeah, been there, queen! 😂

#angela bassett #courtney b vance #tv: 911 #athena grant #the elizabeth taylor aids foundation ball #end aids #aids #heist 88 #dolce & gabbana #dolce and gabbana #black love #black royalty #911 on fox #ao3 #911 show #911

[spacelazarwolf]

in honor of that anon who said jews have done nothing for the world, here’s a non exhaustive list of things we’ve done for the world:

arts, fashion, and lifestyle:

jeans - levi strauss

modern bras - ida rosenthal

sewing machines - isaac merritt singer

modern film industry - carl laemmle (universal pictures), adolph zukor (paramount pictures), william fox (fox film forporation), louis b. mayer (mgm - metro-goldwyn-mayer), harry, sam, albert, and jack warners (warner bros.), steven spielberg, mel brooks, marx brothers

operetta - jacques offenbach

comic books - stan lee

graphic novels - will eisner

teddy bears - morris and rose michtom

influential musicians - irving berlin, stephen sondheim, benny goodman, george gershwin, paul simon, itzhak perlman, leonard bernstein, bob dylan, leonard cohen

artists - mark rothko

actors - elizabeth taylor, jerry lewis, barbara streisand

comedians - lenny bruce, joan rivers, jerry seinfeld

authors - judy blume, tony kushner, allen ginsberg, walter mosley

culture:

esperanto - ludwik lazar zamenhof

feminism - betty friedan, gloria steinem, ruth bader ginsberg

queer and trans rights - larry kramer, harvey milk, leslie feinberg, abby stein, kate bornstein, frank kameny, judith butler

international women's day - clara zetkin

principles of journalizm, statue of liberty, and pulitzer prize - joseph pulitzer

"the new colossus" - emma lazarus

universal declaration of human rights - rene samuel cassin

holocaust remembrance and human rights activism - elie wiesel

workers rights - louis brandeis, rose schneiderman

public health care, women's rights, and children's rights - lillian wald

racial equity - rabbi abraham joshua heschel, julius rosenwald, andrew goodman, michael schwerner

political theory - hannah arendt

disability rights - judith heumann

black lives matter slogan and movement - alicia garza

#metoo movement - jodi kantor

institute of sexology - magnus hirschfeld

technology:

word processing computers - evelyn berezin

facebook - mark zuckerberg

console video game system - ralph henry baer

cell phones - amos edward joel jr., martin cooper

3d - leonard lipton

telephone - philipp reis

fax machines - arthur korn

microphone - emile berliner

gramophone - emile berliner

television - boris rosing

barcodes - norman joseph woodland and bernard silver

secret communication system, which is the foundation of the technology used for wifi - hedy lamarr

three laws of robotics - isaac asimov

cybernetics - norbert wiener

helicopters - emile berliner

BASIC (programming language) - john george kemeny

google - sergey mikhaylovich brin and larry page

VCR - jerome lemelson

fax machine - jerome lemelson

telegraph - samuel finley breese morse

morse code - samuel finley breese morse

bulletproof glass - edouard benedictus

electric motor and electroplating - boris semyonovich jacobi

nuclear powered submarine - hyman george rickover

the internet - paul baran

icq instant messenger - arik vardi, yair goldfinger,, sefi vigiser, amnon amir

color photography - leopold godowsky and leopold mannes

world's first computer - herman goldstine

modern computer architecture - john von neumann

bittorrent - bram cohen

voip internet telephony - alon cohen

data archiving - phil katz, eugene roshal, abraham lempel, jacob ziv

nemeth code - abraham nemeth

holography - dennis gabor

laser - theodor maiman

instant photo sharing online - philippe kahn

first automobile - siegfried samuel marcus

electrical maglev road - boris petrovich weinberg

drip irrigation - simcha blass

ballpoint pen and automatic gearbox - laszlo biro

photo booth - anatol marco josepho

medicine:

pacemakers and defibrillators - louise robinovitch

defibrillators - bernard lown

anti-plague and anti-cholera vaccines - vladimir aronovich khavkin

polio vaccine - jonas salk

test for diagnosis of syphilis - august paul von wasserman

test for typhoid fever - ferdinand widal

penicillin - ernst boris chain

pregnancy test - barnhard zondek

antiretroviral drug to treat aids and fight rejection in organ transplants - gertrude elion

discovery of hepatitis c virus - harvey alter

chemotherapy - paul ehrlich

discovery of prions - stanley prusiner

psychoanalysis - sigmund freud

rubber condoms - julius fromm

birth control pill - gregory goodwin pincus

asorbic acid (vitamin c) - tadeusz reichstein

blood groups and rh blood factor - karl landsteiner

acyclovir (treatment for infections caused by herpes virus) - gertrude elion

vitamins - caismir funk

technique for measuring blood insulin levils - rosalyn sussman yalow

antigen for hepatitus - baruch samuel blumberg

a bone fusion technique - gavriil abramovich ilizarov

homeopathy - christian friedrich samuel hahnemann

aspirin - arthur ernst eichengrun

science:

theory of relativity - albert einstein

theory of the electromagnetic field - james maxwell

quantum mechanics - max born, gustav ludwig hertz

quantum theory of gravity - matvei bronstein

microbiology - ferdinand julius cohn

neuropsychology - alexander romanovich luria

counters for x-rays and gamma rays - robert hofstadter

genetic engineering - paul berg

discovery of the antiproton - emilio gino segre

discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation - arno allan penzias

discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe - adam riess and saul merlmutter

discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity - roger penrose

discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of the milky way - andrea ghez

modern cosmology and the big bang theory - alexander alexandrovich friedmann

stainless steel - hans goldschmidt

gas powered vehicles

interferometer - albert abraham michelson

discovery of the source of energy production in stars - hans albrecht bethe

proved poincare conjecture - grigori yakovlevich perelman

biochemistry - otto fritz meyerhof

electron-positron collider - bruno touschek

#jewish #jumblr #am yisrael fucking chai

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)—iconic actress with purple eyes and a double row of eyelashes, the real ebony dementia ravenway of old hollywood. known for her stunning tastes when it comes to jewelry and her incredible, incredible advocacy during the AIDS crisis.

Nutan (Bandini, Anari, Seema)— In an era where plump and petite women were considered the height of beauty, Nutan was thin and gangly. While her beauty is obvious today, she was considered somewhat unusual throughout her acting career, which contains over 70 films. Contrary to the belief that female actresses careers ended after marriage, Nutan won four of her five Filmfare Awards after her marriage and the birth of her son. Nutan was known for her gorgeous, emotive brown eyes and her incredible singing voice.

This is round 4 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut.]

Elizabeth Taylor:

I've been trying to steer clear of the absurdly-big names, but damnit, those violet eyes got me. The *talent*, the *presence*, the string of marriages and (temporally out-of-bounds) work in combating AIDS and pioneering in the concept of the celebrity fragrance line.

Not only did she have gorgeous violet eyes and lashes for days and one of the hottest voices ever, she was also a big supporter of the gay community

Child actress turned starlet, Liz dominated films as one of the greatest screen legends of classic hollywood. If your protagonist has violet eyes, they're imitating hers.

A Legend. She was serving milf rage in Whos Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. A Star in every sense of the word.

She was renowned for the beauty of her eyes; they were a dark blue but could look violet in certain lighting, something that photographers would actually touch up to look even more so in pictures. But even more striking was a genetic mutation that gave her a double row of eyelashes. She was also famed for her string of husbands -- 8 marriages to 7 men. Two-time hubby Richard Burton once said she was “a wildly exciting love-mistress… beautiful beyond the dreams of pornography.”

Her EYES. Early and loud support for gay rights and AIDS victims. Married a bunch of hot dudes, Burton twice!

just look at her. she's gorgeous. there's a video somewhere of her applying her eyeliner in the mirror and I think about it all the time

THE Hollywood actress of all time. Not only was she known for her long dark locks and blue-violet eyes, she also had one of the wildest life stories ever….. She’s Carrie Fisher’s stepmother because her father Eddie Fisher cheated on Debbie Reynolds with Liz. She was knighted as a dame of England. She was married to seven different men, one of them twice. She was also very kindhearted and did a lot of charity activism.

Asides from being an iconic actor, she did a lot of philanthropy and co founded the American Foundation for AIDS research. She’s sometimes considered one of the last great stars of old hollywood

Nutan:

#Elizabeth Taylor #nutan #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 4

[katmcpheeuniverse]

Katherine McPhee attends The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Art Auction Benefit Presented By Wilding Cran Gallery on February 27, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

#katharine mcphee #kat mcphee #katherine mcphee #katharine foster #katharine mcphee foster

[tiarascrowns]

Henry Dunay | Gold, Diamond and Simulated Diamond 'Lachrymosa' Mask

Property from the Collection of a Connoisseur

Henry Dunay

Gold, Diamond and Simulated Diamond 'Lachrymosa' Mask

Of foliate design, set with numerous round diamonds, further decorated with round, oval, pear and marquise-shaped simulated diamonds, highlighted by a gold teardrop, gross weight approximately 356 dwts, mask and handle signed Henry Dunay, numbered IA2102 and 16911; dated 1993.

In the early 1990s, New York jewelry designer Henry Dunay was tapped to design a mask that would be sold to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Well-known for his striking and dramatic creations, Dunay allowed himself eight months to craft a piece he deemed worthy of amfAR’s mission. The result is the piece offered here, aptly named The Lachrymosa in reference to the many tears shed over the global scourge of AIDS.

In 1993, Elizabeth Taylor donned the mask at an amfAR charity event. The mask  reappeared in 2009 at the Antwerp Diamond Museum’s “Diamond Divas” exhibition, celebrating famous jewelry-loving women. It is believed that the mask was sold that same year, when Dunay closed his doors after over 50 years of business. Reportedly set with over 130 carats of diamonds, the mask was lauded by Dunay as something that “would be ideal…at the Smithsonian, saying what it was made for and why it was made.” At some point along its journey, the larger diamonds were replaced with simulants, but the dramatic power of Dunay’s original creation remains.

Sotheby's

#object of art #mask #masquerade mask #elizabeth taylor #henry dunay #gold #diamonds #diamond #simulated diamonds #tiara crown #tiaras crowns #tiarascrowns #tiaracrown #sotheby's

[film-classics]

Movie: Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958)

Throughout the entirety of the film, a simple gold necklace with a dainty heart-shaped pendant is a staple of Margaret "Maggie the Cat" Pollitt (Elizabeth Taylor). The understated glam of the pendant and the simple elegance of her costumes designed by Helen Rose allows Elizabeth's performance to really shine through, especially since she is known for flaunting her legendary jewelry collection.

Her real-life third husband, film producer Mike Todd, had the necklace made for Elizabeth, along with an identical one for his mother, as a Valentine's Day gift. Elizabeth was photographed wearing it on February 12, 1958 during a press trip to Europe and the 1958 Golden Globe Awards.

The sentiment Elizabeth felt for the necklace was clearly attached to the fact that she received it shortly before Mike died in a plane crash on March 22, 1958. She wore the necklace constantly for almost two years after he died, including his funeral, her wedding to Eddie Fisher and as part of her costume in Suddenly, Last Summer (1959). It wasn’t until 1960 when Taylor landed on the set of Cleopatra (1963) in Rome that the necklace became less of a mainstay in her daily jewels.

Not much is known about the necklace's current location, but Elizabeth may have bequeathed it in her will, just as her former mother-in-law passed it down to her granddaughter, Liza Todd, Elizabeth's only daughter with Mike Todd since it is not part of any of the auctions to benefit the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation throughout the years as well as the Christie's live auction, The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor: The Legendary Jewels after her passing.

#Elizabeth Taylor #Liz Taylor #Liz #Margaret Pollitt #Maggie the Cat #Cat on a Hot Tin Roof #Mike Todd #hollywood #old Hollywood #jewelry #jewellery #necklace #costume design #movies #movie #film classics #classic films #classic movies #classic Hollywood #gold necklace #Helen Rose #15 Iconic Movie Necklaces from the 50s and the 60s

[70s80sandbeyond]

Elizabeth Taylor's eloquent and powerful speech while accepting the Vanguard Award at the 11th annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2000. After her dear friend and co-star Rock Hudson announced that he had AIDS prior to his passing in 1985 (the first high-profile celebrity to do so), Elizabeth—against great opposition during the fear-based AIDS hysteria and stigmatization prevalent in the 1980s—immediately organized a fundraising benefit to raise money for AIDS research (she later stated that she had the phone hung up on her repeatedly while trying to enlist the help of other celebrities with the benefit, and that some people thought she was “crazy” for getting involved with the cause). After Rock passed away on October 2nd, 1985, she also organized his memorial service and soon after became the co-founder (alongside Dr. Mathilde Krim) of the first AIDS research center amfAR. The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation was established in 1991 with the specific focus of providing nutritious meals (as well as medical and financial assistance) to people living with HIV and AIDS. She also lobbied the US congress to contribute more money for AIDS research and education, devoting the last twenty-six years of her life to the cause. After Elizabeth passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, a large portion of the $115,932,000 raised at the Christie's auction of her legendary jewelry collection was bequeathed to her charity in order to continue providing the services and assistance she believed were important in perpetuity.

[granvarones]

2025 will mark the 40th anniversary of Dionne Warwick’s cultural milestone single, “That’s What Friends Are For.” The one-off single, featuring the equally iconic Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder, “That’s What Friends Are For,” was released as a charity single in October 1985 to support AIDS research. The song achieved monumental success and cemented Warwick’s legacy as not just a music icon but a significant figure in the history of AIDS advocacy.

Dionne Warwick emerged as a groundbreaking performer in the 1960s, her voice becoming the medium for the poignant lyrics of the songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. With hits like “Walk On By” and “Say a Little Prayer,” she became synonymous with a refined pop and R&B style. As musical styles changed in the 1970s and 1980s, Warwick adapted to the changing musical landscape, dominated by Disco and the advent of MTV-oriented superstars.

The genesis of “That’s What Friends Are For” lies in its initial recording by Rod Stewart for the 1982 comedy movie “Night Shift.” Stewart’s version was in concert with the schmaltzy ballad sound that dominated pop radio at the time and went relatively unnoticed. Written by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager, Warwick’s 1985 version was a rallying cry in the fight against AIDS and catapulted the song into music and AIDS history.

Featuring Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder and billed as Dionne & Friends, “That’s What Friends Are For” was released in October 1985, just a few weeks after the AIDS-related death of Rock Hudson, a beloved American Hollywood Legend. Hudson’s death marked a significant shift in America’s understanding of AIDS and song’s poignant message of friendship and unconditional love resonated with music listeners during a pivotal time.

The proceeds of the platinum-selling “That’s What Friends Are For” were donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). Co-founded by Elizabeth Taylor in September 1985, one of AmFar’s first donations was a gift of $250,000 from Rock Hudson shortly before his death a month later. This gift, along with the amplification and monetary support by “That’s What Friends Are For,” AmFar has contributed to numerous breakthroughs that have extended and saved lives worldwide.

Dionne Warwick’s AIDS advocacy was not limited to this song. She became a vocal and visible advocate for AIDS research, education, and compassion. In March 1990 “That’s What Friends Are For” was performed by Warwick and her cousin Whitney Houston as the finale at the AIDS benefit That’s What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The historic event, later televised on CBS, raised Over $2.5 million for various AIDS organizations.

Dionne Warwick’s dedication to AIDS advocacy continued for years, making her a significant figure not only in music history but also in the history of social activism. Her efforts helped shift public perception of AIDS and brought greater awareness and resources to combat the crisis. Her career is a testament to the power of music not just to reflect the times but to shape them.

Dionne Warwick is an enduring icon in both music and social activism. Praise her!

#granvarones #worldaidsday #dionne warwick #songs that soundtracked the aids epidemic #latinx #gay #storytelling #Youtube

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The Guardian - April 21, 1992

Credits to Roberto Macchi.

Aids rock concert attracts television audience of 1 billion in 70 countries

A mega musical tribute

David Pallister

AS MEGA music events go this was the daddy of them all. And all because a man of Persian extraction whose funeral took place under the rites of the Parsee religion died a hero of Aids awareness.

The Wembley Staidum tribute to Freddie Mercury yesterday was the sort of rock band-wagon that bands would have killed to get aboard.

An audience of up to one billion — bigger than Live Aid seven years ago and transmitted by satellite via 13 feeds to 70 countries — had a chance to see Elizabeth Taylor and Sir Bob Geldof appearing on the same stage. These things are made in heaven.

Such was the demand for tickets, which were sold out withing hours of the concert announcement, that touts were trying to buy outside the stadium before they could sell. Some £35 tickets were changing hands for £250.

The concert had a big message. A besequinned Ms Taylor jetted in from Los Angeles as president of the American Foundation for Aids Research. "Get off," shouted some yob. "I'll get off," she said, "but I've got something to say first."

The message was simple: "Every time you have sex, use a condom, every single time... And if you use drugs, don't share the needle."

In two weeks, she said, there will be as many HIV positive infections in the world as there were people there before her.

The audience of 72,000 fans were decked out with red ribbons, a symbol of Aids awareness. Millions of pounds will be generated for Aids research. The Terrence Higgins Trust has already received £1 million from the re-release of Queen's baroque anthem of 1985, Bohemian Rhapsody.

Queen's enduring success attracted a line-up of getting-on-wrinkly superstars.

Roger Daltrey from The Who, David Bowie, and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin joined the three remaining band members for some of the Queen's greatest hits.

It was left to Elton John to sing the band's last ironic single, The Show Must Go On.

[Photo caption: A lookalike face in the crowd at the Wembley Stadium concert in honour of Freddie Mercury / PHOTOGRAPH: MICHAEL PUTLAND]

Stadium link with Mercury unable to catch his spirit

Adam (...) finds split second timings leave little room for emotion at the Freddie Mercury Concert for Aids Awareness.

SPONTANEITY and intimacy are the first casualties of the globally synchronised super-gig. Queen's achievement at Live Aid was to shoehorn all their strengths into a 20 minute set. But, although orchestrating a batch of the world's biggest rock acts with split-second precision at Wembley last night might prove to have been a great way to headline the global Aids crisis, it left no room for emotional bonding with the spirit of the late Mercury.

Mercury would probably have preferred it that way. He presented himself to the world in grandiose terms, and kept his inner life — and his illness — a secret. His presence on giant video screens was at least as imposing as the live acts.

With painstaking editing, it might even have been possible to reconstruct Freddie completely, just for the evening.

Still, one major benefit of international satellite TV link ups is that everything has to run to time. Thus, Metallica opened the concert moments after the scheduled 5pm start. More incredible still, the trio appeared to have found the secret of the perfect stadium-sized live sound. Their terse three-song set was melodic heavy metal at an extraordinary pinnacle of technical perfection.

Freddie's posthumous stature grew steadily. The rest of the first half featured acts playing their own material in tribute, apart from Extreme's slick Queen medley. But part two was the remaining members of Queen trying to recreate their old hits with guest vocalists. It worked only sporadically.

The crowd would have much preferred Robert Plant to sing Led Zeppelin songs than Queen's. And every time Seal takes the stage, he merely provides more ammunition to those who believe he can't sing.

The best bits were almost thrown away, like Bowie and Ian Hunter's rousing All The Young Dudes. It was George Michael who seized the senior statesman crown with his sobering Aids warning, and he hammered it home with Somebody To Love.

Only recently, an event of this scale and sophistication would have represented the limit of the possible, but this one will have to be judged on how effectively it conveyed its message.

#queen #queen band #freddie mercury #queen scans #the guardian april 1992

[devoted-to-colin-farrell]

“Elizabeth Taylor was so many things to so many people but one thing to all, a friend. In the gifted time we spent together she taught me more about the true and proactive nature of friendship than anyone I’m likely to ever meet. It was with this spirit of friendship – true, deep, meaningful and active – that she embarked on what was to be her life’s great work.

Through The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation the boldness of her love and breath of her compassion lives on and to be any part of the work the foundation does is to be a part of the voice of Elizabeth’s heart. There really was no one more raucous, no one more disdainful of apathy, truly no one funnier and bolder and brighter than she, but most importantly, no one kinder in the world. Miss her so, even as she lives on so loudly through the message she left behind.” - Colin Farrell

#elizabeth taylor #foundation #colin farrell #best actor #friendship #movies #hiv aids #stop aids #ambassador #Youtube

[septembersghost]

after speaking often lately about the difficulty of Fame™, and the separation between image/icon, artist, and human being, reading this just really struck me:

[Elizabeth] Taylor retained an ambivalence towards her image and celebrity, apparently baffled by the mechanisms of fame. “The Elizabeth Taylor who’s famous, the one on film, really has no depth or meaning to me,” she told Life magazine in 1964. “She’s a totally superficial working thing, a commodity. I really don’t know what the ingredients of the image are exactly — just that it makes money”.

But later she learned to assert control over the value placed on her image. An early advocate for AIDS research, she sold photographs of her eighth wedding in 1991 to People for $1m, and used the money to launch the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation at a time when the disease was still heavily stigmatised.

“I decided that with my name I could open certain doors, that I was a commodity in myself – and I’m not talking as an actress,” she told Vanity Fair in 1992 of her advocacy work. “I could take the fame I’d resented and tried to get away from for so many years – but you can never get away from it – and use it to do some good. I wanted to retire, but the tabloids wouldn’t let me. So I thought, If you’re going to screw me over, I’ll use you.”

people aren't meant to be flat images, to be commodities, and yet the nature of the entertainment industry so easily makes them that, because it's something that can be packaged and sold, where the fragile and complex and infinite depth of any individual human can't be captured in that way. what do you do with that, as the focal point of it? beauty and privilege do afford many advantages, but can't solve every problem, nor do they define someone's essence. maybe the best you can do is use it for some sense of good beyond the superficial, beyond the working thing, whatever that may be. make the image matter, imbue that with meaning, and it becomes more than it was.

#and she figured that out in such an important way #elizabeth taylor #jess.mess #idk put this with the post about what nancy said about e #and the discussions we've had about mm too

[bala5]

Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Taylor fighting before the House for HIV/AIDS funding when no one else would.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and Elizabeth Taylor Testifying Before the House Budget Committee on HIV-AIDS Funding in March 1990

Since her first day in Congress, combating HIV and AIDS has been a priority for Congresswoman Pelosi. Armed with the lessons of San Francisco’s model of community-based care, Congresswoman Pelosi worked to expand access to Medicaid for people living with HIV and secured billions of dollars for the Ryan White CARE program, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), the Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative and other research, care, treatment, prevention and search for a vaccine and cure initiatives vital to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS

Pelosi was an early supporter of the AIDS Memorial Quilt and its display on the National Mall; as well as its recent return to San Francisco. In 1989, Pelosi helped fight to create the HOPWA program to ensure stable, affordable housing for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS, and more recently secured record levels of HOPWA funding. Pelosi passed legislation designating San Francisco’s AIDS Memorial Grove as the only National Memorial in the United States dedicated to those lost to HIV/AIDS, survivors and activists. Internationally, Pelosi helped lead the effort to contribute to the Global Fund and worked with President Bush to create PEPFAR. Domestically, Pelosi has helped secure billions for HIV prevention, care, treatment and research. As a crowning achievement, Pelosi spearheaded the passage of the Affordable Care Act, which has provided significant benefits for those with HIV/AIDS. Most recently, Pelosi secured $600,000 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to provide mental health & substance use services for long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS.

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)—iconic actress with purple eyes and a double row of eyelashes, the real ebony dementia ravenway of old hollywood. known for her stunning tastes when it comes to jewelry and her incredible, incredible advocacy during the AIDS crisis.

Clara Bow (Wings, It)—The original It Girl (literally), Clara was the epitome of a flapper film star. She was obviously a looker, but it was her acting that won over hearts. Watch the movie It (no clowns) to get a sense of her charms. And while she's most known for her silents, (including Wings, the winner of the first ever Best Picture Academy award) she did make some talkies! Contrary to popular belief, sound films didn't ruin her career; she reportedly just hated the process of making them. She had a really interesting background and it's a shame she's not as well remembered as others of her time.

This is round 3 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

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Elizabeth Taylor:

I've been trying to steer clear of the absurdly-big names, but damnit, those violet eyes got me. The *talent*, the *presence*, the string of marriages and (temporally out-of-bounds) work in combating AIDS and pioneering in the concept of the celebrity fragrance line.

Not only did she have gorgeous violet eyes and lashes for days and one of the hottest voices ever, she was also a big supporter of the gay community

Child actress turned starlet, Liz dominated films as one of the greatest screen legends of classic hollywood. If your protagonist has violet eyes, they're imitating hers.

A Legend. She was serving milf rage in Whos Afraid Of Virginia Woolf. A Star in every sense of the word.

She was renowned for the beauty of her eyes; they were a dark blue but could look violet in certain lighting, something that photographers would actually touch up to look even more so in pictures. But even more striking was a genetic mutation that gave her a double row of eyelashes. She was also famed for her string of husbands -- 8 marriages to 7 men. Two-time hubby Richard Burton once said she was “a wildly exciting love-mistress… beautiful beyond the dreams of pornography.”

Her EYES. Early and loud support for gay rights and AIDS victims. Married a bunch of hot dudes, Burton twice!

just look at her. she's gorgeous. there's a video somewhere of her applying her eyeliner in the mirror and I think about it all the time

THE Hollywood actress of all time. Not only was she known for her long dark locks and blue-violet eyes, she also had one of the wildest life stories ever….. She’s Carrie Fisher’s stepmother because her father Eddie Fisher cheated on Debbie Reynolds with Liz. She was knighted as a dame of England. She was married to seven different men, one of them twice. She was also very kindhearted and did a lot of charity activism.

Asides from being an iconic actor, she did a lot of philanthropy and co founded the American Foundation for AIDS research. She’s sometimes considered one of the last great stars of old hollywood

Clara Bow:

The original it girl! Flapper icon! She's sooo fun and charming and confident, it just shines through any film or picture you see of her.

I love love love her genderbendy boy style and her cute twinkly performances!! watch wings i s2g she absolutely brings it

She has gorgeous doe eyes, how can you not love her?

She's literally THE It Girl. Like actually, she's the term's namesake. She was an extremely prolific silent film actress with a reputation for wild behavior who defined the 20s flapper era. Her boyish frame, androgynous style, and red curly hair were widely emulated.

#clara bow #elizabeth taylor #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 3

[freddieraimbow74]

Remembering Elizabeth Taylor 🤍🕊

(27 February 1932 – 23 March 2011)

"We sadly mourn the passing of Elizabeth Taylor - a great actress, and a formidable campaigner for the removal of the stigma attached to HIV, along with her devotion to the alleviation of suffering in AIDS patients.

Elizabeth contributed an inspiring message to our tribute concert for Freddie - which marked the very beginning of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which has been working to combat AIDS worldwide ever since.

Respects, and our sympathies to Elizabeth's family in this very hard time.

RIP Elizabeth Taylor."

Brian May and Roger Taylor’s Statement in 2011

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE was a British-American actress. She was considered one of the last, if not the last, major star to have come out of the old Hollywood studio system. She fashioned a career that's covered more than six decades. She was known internationally for her beauty, especially for her violet eyes, with which she captured audiences early on in her youth and kept the world hooked on with since.

Elizabeth Taylor was one of the first celebrities to take part in HIV/AIDS activism. She co-founded the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985 and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991. From the early 1990s until her death, she dedicated her time to philanthropy, for which she received several accolades, including the Presidential Citizens Medal, the Legion of Honour, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and a Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. The American Film Institute named her seventh on their list of the "Greatest American Screen Legends.”

She died of Congestive Heart Failure at the age of 79 on March 23, 2011, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles

Elizabeth Taylor took the stage during ‘The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert’ in London’s Wembley stadium on the 20th of April 1992 and silenced the crowd with a powerful speech which included:

“𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒, 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐧‘𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧‘𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭‘𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 !

Here’s the clip 👉 https://youtu.be/pBo3gvVFpOE

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[journalistorian]

For Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a recap of the event hosted by the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, The Sero Project, The Counter Narrative Project and Gilead Sciences to raise awareness on HIV criminalization reform [Published Mar. 11, 2024].