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Title
Are you negative about positives? [inscribed]
Alternative Title
Reality check : many of us are living with HIV. We're part of the community. We work and play together. We have sex.
Date Created and/or Issued
1987/2004
Publication Information
Toronto (Ont.)
AIDS Committee of Toronto
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Collection
AIDS Posters Collection
Rights Information
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Description
The poster shows a picture featuring 9 people who (supposedly) are HIV positive. All are smiling and looking happy. Below the portrait are the words: "Be Real. Respect. Protect. Each other. Next time you have sex, think about the thungs going on in your head-and his. Your life's important-so is his. ru4real.ca"
Date on back of poster, 2006, reflects when the vendor received the copy later acquired by the UCLA Library.
At the bottom of the poster are logo for numerous HIV and AIDS organizations in the Toronto area. There is text that reads: "For more information, contact you local AIDS service organization." The logos are for- 1. ACT-AIDS Committee of Toronto 416.340.4300 actotonto.org 2. ACAS-Asian Community AIDS Services 416.963-4300 acas.org 3. ASAAP-Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention 416.599.2727 4. Black C.A.P 416.977.9955 black-cap.com 5. Centro Para Gente de Habla Espana Centre for Spanish SPeaking Peoples 416.925.2800 spanishservices.org
Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item CN060.
Type
Image
Identifier
CN060
ark:/21198/zz0002wvvt
Language
English
Subject
HIV-positive persons--Conduct of life
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Social networks
Source
AIDS Posters Collection

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