The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation is finalizing its fourth annual dinner in New York.
With the help of presenting sponsor Gilead Sciences, the event will be held in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center and hosted by CNN’s Laura Coates. The recognition program will honor MAC’s philanthropic arm, Viva Glam, veteran journalist Don Lemon, ETAF’s Tim Rosta, and Mark Porter and Heather Barnhart of Christie’s, all of whom were honored for their contributions to HIV/AIDS awareness and advocacy.
MAC Viva Glam will receive the Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award for her “decades-long commitment to HIV/AIDS, LGBTQIA+ rights and women’s health,” according to the organization. Since 1994, the charitable arm has raised up to $540 million by donating 100 percent of the selling price of Viva Glam lipsticks to nonprofit partners like ETAF.
Rosta serves as the founding executive director of Lifebeat, an ETAF program that mobilizes the music and entertainment industries to support HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Rosta previously served on the board of MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation for more than 20 years.
Porter and Barnhart were selected by Christie’s for their philanthropic leadership in supporting causes related to HIV/AIDS. Porter is Chairman of the Americas Board of Directors while Barnhart serves as Global Head of Client Strategy and Business Development. Together they help support ETAF by taking advantage of opportunities around auctions and events.
Finally, Lemon, a longtime CNN anchor who now works as a freelance journalist, will be honored with the Elizabeth Taylor Bold Voice Award “for his unwavering commitment to raising awareness about HIV and combating stigma.” Serving as the 2025 Champion for the ETAF campaign on HIV is not a crime. News of his award comes on the heels of his arrest for his reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota.
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