What is Gordon Aikman?
'''Gordon Lewis Aikman''' {{Small|[[British Empire Medal|BEM]]}} (2 April 1985 &ndash; 3 February 2017) was a [[British people|British]] [[political]] [[researcher]] and [[campaign]]er. He was a Director of Research for the [[Better Together (campaign)|Better Together]] campaign that took place during the [[Scottish independence referendum]] in 2014. During that campaign, he was diagnosed with [[motor neurone disease]]. He later went on to campaign to raise awareness of the disease. Aikman was born in [[Kirkcaldy]], [[Fife]]. He was married to Joe Pike. Aikman died from motor neurone disease on 3 February 2017 at the age of 31.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/03/motor-neurone-disease-campaigner-gordon-aikman-dies-aged-31|title=Motor neurone disease campaigner Gordon Aikman dies aged 31|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=3 February 2017|access-date=4 February 2017|first=Nadia|last=Khomami}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aikman, Gordon}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:British activists]] [[Category:Scottish LGBT people]] [[Category:Deaths from motor neurone disease]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Scotland]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:People from Fife]] {{Bio-stub}}