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Top tune download helps gay men

World AIDS Day single for GMFA

Thursday, 15 November 2007

Lee Thomas (a.k.a. 4th Child) is releasing a World AIDS Day single with sales that will benefit gay men across London. The single ‘Lovers & Best Friends’ will be available for download from November 26th. Profits will be donated to the gay men’s health charity GMFA.

GMFA believe that the best health promotion for gay men comes from gay men themselves, and so use the knowledge and ideas of their 170 volunteers to design and plan their thought provoking sexual health interventions.

"The first time I recorded ‘Lovers & Best Friends’ in 1993, a close friend of mine was diagnosed HIV positive" said Lee. "He has since passed away and rather than let him or anyone else be remembered as just another statistic, I want this record to be for them. “I now feel strong enough to sing it again” he continued “and wanted to release it in time for World Aids Day. Having all the proceeds going to GMFA seems right thing to do."

Lee Thomas has worked with some of the music industry greats including Culture Club’s Helen Terry. The single’s writers and producers have credits with David Gray, New Order, Will Young, the Spice Girls, Sophie Ellis Bextor and even Kylie!

"Lee first offered us the song to go on GMFA’s MySpace profile. We were thrilled with it as it’s a beautiful piece of work, and I’m sure many of us can relate to it,” said Matthew Hodson, Head of Programmes for GMFA. “A lot of our work receives no statutory funding and so we are hugely grateful for the support that we get from the gay community and from people like Lee. We really hope that gay men will listen to the track, download it, and help raise funds for our HIV prevention and information services."

www.myspace.com/4thchildcharitysingle

www.gmfa.org.uk