Elizabeth Taylor: Honoring Hollywood Legend With AIDS Charity Support

As the world remembers Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at age 79, her activism and charity work are among her most striking accomplishments off-camera.

Taylor was known as a supporter of the LGBT community. Throughout the 1980s, Taylor campaigned to raise money for AIDS research as the epidemic swept the nation. She served as the Founding International Chairman for the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

In 1991, Taylor established the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation to raise funding to provide services for HIV positive people. We mourn the loss of legendary actress, businesswoman, and fearless activist Elizabeth Taylor. If you want to honor the memory of Elizabeth, you may do so either by making a contribution in her name to the foundation or by posting a personal message at  the Elizabeth Taylor Tribute Facebook page

Sources: Hufftington Post and Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 79. Publicist Sally Morrison says the actress died Wednesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from congestive heart failure.

Elizabeth Taylor's Jewels to Be Sold. The Associated Press recently viewed about two dozen of Elizabeth Taylor's most iconic pieces at Christie's auction house, which is selling her complete jewelry collection, valued at $30 million, in New York on December 13