Brian Kennedy (4 April 1953 – 29 December 1990)[1] was an English journalist and LGBT rights activist who helped set up the London Lesbian and Gay Centre in 1985 and the Pink Singers in 1983.
[1] He then moved into journalism, writing for City Limits and other publications about HIV and AIDS before they became prominent in the mainstream press.
[1] Recipients of the Brian Kennedy Award include Angela Mason, Nick Partridge, Chris Smith MP, Ken Livingstone[4] and Ann Keen MP, who received the award after she introduced the bill for an equal age of consent.
Because of his integral role in founding the Pink Singers, the LGBT choral long-service awards were named in Brian Kennedy's honour.
Rose Collis, Kennedy's co-editor at City Limits, spoke at the event, as did Hsien Chew of the Pink Singers and the Proud Voices network, who was the prime mover in setting up the awards.