Jonathan Blake (activist)

Jonathan Blake
Born (1949-07-21) 21 July 1949 (age 75)
Birmingham, England
OccupationGay rights activist,
MovementLesbians and Gays Support the Miners

Jonathan Blake (born 21 July 1949[1]) is a British gay rights activist and former member of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM). He was one of the first people diagnosed with HIV in the United Kingdom and is one of the country's oldest surviving people with the illness.[2]

  1. ^ Guardian Birthdays 21 July 2022
  2. ^ Bridle, David (2 December 2020). "Jonathan diagnosed in 1982: "It's a terminal diagnosis, there is nothing that they can do for me and there will be palliative care. And I'm 33."". Boyz. Retrieved 7 June 2021.