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ACT UP Launches "Fuck Safe" Campaign for Gay & Bi Men Under 30 |
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Monday, 07 July 2008 |
This year ACT UP/NY focused their LGBT Pride message on getting the word out about their
new print and web harm reduction campaign. Infection rates in NYC are up by 33% since 2001 among young gay
and bisexual men under 30 years of age. ACT UP claims prevention efforts are hampered
by years of abstinence only teaching, which has affected even AIDS
organization's educational materials they describe as "often timid". ACT UP published in Gay City News a full page ad showing an
inviting young man starting to dress himself by opening a condom, with
the following text:
"Infection Rates are UP! The only thing you need to wear are condoms!"
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CDC's recently released statistics for 2005 show that, men who have sex
with men accounted for 71% of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses among men. ACT UP is attempting to creat "an edgy, gay-sex-positive, safe-sex promotional campaign in
response to this alarming rise in new infections among young gay and
bisexual men under 30". ACT UP distributed 4000 condoms to enthusiastic march goers.  
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