PASADENA, CA – The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that their entry in the 123rd annual Tournament of Roses Parade will honor Elizabeth Taylor and her championing the advocacy on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS. The parade will be held on January 2 and is the first float in the parade to have focused on HIV/AIDS. The video announcement of the float was made by actor Leslie Jordan. According to Jordan: “The float will take the form of an oversized red ribbon, the international symbol of AIDS, with a circling world globe. There will be photographs of Taylor from various stages in her life and career: from “National Velvet,” her breakthrough film as a child; from the film, “Cleopatra;” and an iconic photo from her later years when she was devoting much of her life to advocacy on AIDS. The photos will be largely rendered in black and white, using seeds and grains to capture the effects of a black and white photo. At least one of the photos will have spot color, also rendered in seeds, grains and flowers: for her world famous eyes, and to color a small red AIDS ribbon pinned to her blouse.” In South Florida, AHF sponsors the annual Florida AIDS Walk and operates the non-profit AHF Pharmacy and several Out of the Closet thrift stores.