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Title
Bärenstark. The hot rubber
Alternative Title
Strong as a bear. The hot rubber
Publication Information
Zurich (Switzerland)
Hot Rubber Company
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Collection
AIDS Posters Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Date on back of poster, 1994, reflects when the vendor received the copy later acquired by the UCLA Library.
Black and white close-up photograph of the back pocket of a man dressed in jeans. A Teddy bear sticks out of his pocket. Poster suggests that even the Bears, a group of men in the gay culture, use protection, as represented by the Teddy bear, a symbol of security. The message is extended to the security offered by a "Hot Rubber" condom, as suggested by the title.
Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item SZ044.
Type
Image
Identifier
SZ044
ark:/21198/zz0002kxfj
Language
German
Subject
Bears (Gay culture)
Condoms
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention
Safe Sex
Teddy bears
Source
AIDS Posters Collection

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