The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) hosted its eighth annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial last Sunday as part of the inaugural Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Festival in Guyana.
The function, held at the Catholic Life Centre, Brickdam was a dedication and memorial for those who lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses.
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is coordinated by the Global Network of People Living with HIV and is one of the world’s oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaigns for HIV awareness in the world. Started in 1983, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial takes place every third Sunday in May and is led by a