Celebrity AIDS Activist Suzanne Africa Engo Walks with God’s Love at the NY Gay Pride Parade, says New York AIDS Film & Museum

NEW YORK, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sungay bloody Sungay, NY came out for the annual New York City Gay Pride Parade, with Governor Cuomo out to celebrate the Gay marriage bill. On a charitable float note 25 years of service  was celebrated  with  GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER  www.glwd.org    "We proudly look back on our work at the forefront of the AIDS pandemic and look forward to the next 25 years of serving nutritious meals to people living with all severe illnesses," said David Ludwigson, Chief Development Officer of God's Love We Deliver.

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Along for the cheer was Celebrity AIDS activist Suzanne Africa Engo who arrived with furniture designer extraordinaire Craig Van Den Brulle.   " I feel very much a part of this community, I am so honored that I was asked to be part of walking with God's Love we deliver at this very important time in LGBT history." Engo has been seen volunteering for the programs delivery service which is an 8 hour long day where volunteers are partnered with drivers "People don't have the same sense that the gay community does about this disease, at the beginning  people were face to face with AIDS, before strong drug regiment, you could see the illness right there, people were going to funerals and to people's homes to bring food, lesions were front & center in your face which means so was stigma," Engo said. "I feel like what they went through then is what is happening in Africa now, the face of AIDS was a gay man's face and it is now the face of  black women.  I am not infected by HIV but I am certainly affected and it has been my whole life."

During a moment of silence Engo recalls, "We Stood in a moment of silence for those we lost in the fight against AIDS. Let us remember those we lost, but let us be grateful for those who are still with us. Elizabeth Taylor is my guide for these things, she did the one thing in her time that sparked a movement, she put her arms around something everyone said don't touch that! She is no longer here but I will use my arms in that legacy for the rest of my life till there is a cure."

To Volunteer contact: Stephen Covello/ [email protected]

SOURCE New York AIDS Film & Museum