Skip to main content

Image / Só tens uma vida, usa o preservativo [inscribed]

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Só tens uma vida, usa o preservativo [inscribed]
Alternative Title
Porque a SIDA existe!
You only have one life, use a condom
Date Created and/or Issued
1986/2004
Publication Information
Lisbon (Portugal)
Harmony (Firm)
ABRAÇO (Organization)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Collection
AIDS Posters Collection
Rights Information
Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description
Additional poster text: Joy stick. Playstation. Game over.
Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item PO017.
Poster depicts three images in three different squares. The top square has an image of a nude male body; another square with the words "joy stick" covers the male's genital area. The second square depicts a female nude body with another square covering her genital area; that square has "play station" words in it. Third square has an image of what could be interpreted as a cell explosion. A square with "game over" covers the center of that image. On the very bottom of the poster there an image of an unwrapped condom. The poster depicts the male penis as being the joy stick and the women's vagina as bein the playstation and the game over being when both come into contact and no protection is used. Resulting in HIV infection.
Type
image
Identifier
PO017
ark:/21198/zz0002wj8p
Language
Portuguese
Subject
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention & control
Women
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--transmission
Condoms
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention
AIDS (Disease)--Transmission
Men
Source
AIDS Posters Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: