Taylor honored for AIDS activism
Elizabeth Taylor, wearing a coffee-colored, gold-sequined Naeem Khan gown accented with diamond jewelry, put some superstar sparkle into an HIV/AIDS fundraiser in Santa Monica this week.
Taylor, 75 and in a wheelchair, was honored Thursday night with the first Humanitarian Award for AIDS Activism at the annual Macy’s Passport event that she helped establish. Since 1988, Passport has raised $25 million for HIV/AIDS services, prevention and research.
Taylor, with some assistance, walked on the stage to a standing ovation. She made her way to a chair, sat down and accepted her award.
“I was here at the first night, here last year,” she said. “I will continue to be here until we defeat the enemy of HIV and AIDS.”
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