The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation is finalizing the program for its 4th annual New York dinner.
With help from presenting sponsor Gilead Sciences, the event will take place at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center and be hosted by CNN’s Laura Coates. The honoree program will fete MAC’s charitable arm, Viva Glam, veteran journalist Don Lemon, ETAF’s own Tim Rosta, and Christie’s Marc Porter and Heather Barnhart, all singled outfor their contributions to HIV/AIDS awareness and advocacy.
MAC Viva Glam will receive the Elizabeth Taylor Legacy Award for its “decades-long commitment to HIV/AIDS, LGBTQIA+ rights and women’s health,” per the org. Since 1994, the charitable arm has raised north of $540 million by donating 100 percent of the selling price of its Viva Glam lipsticks to nonprofit partners like ETAF.
Rosta serves as founding executive director of Lifebeat, a program of ETAF that mobilizes the music and entertainment industries to support HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Rosta previously served on MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation board for more than 20 years.
Porter and Barnhart of Christie’s are being singled out for their philanthropic leadership in supporting HIV/AIDS-related causes. Porter is chairman of the Americas while Barnhart is global head of client strategy and business development. Together they’ve helped support ETAF by utilizing opportunities around auctions and events.
Lastly, Lemon, the longtime CNN anchor who now works as an independent journalist, will be feted with the Elizabeth Taylor Bold Voice Award for his “unwavering commitment to raising awareness about HIV and combating stigma.” He served as the 2025 champion for ETAF’s HIV Is Not A Crime Campaign. News of his award comes on the heels of being arrested over his reporting of an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church.
