AIDS Vancouver

 
A lot of guys test for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every six months as a way of staying healthy and taking care of the gay community.

STIs don't always have symptoms which means that you could have, and spread, gonorrhea or syphilis without knowing it. That's not all--just because an STI isn't bothering you doesn't mean it's not causing you damage. Take HIV for example, you could be symptom free for years, but it will eventually cause you huge problems...

HIV/AIDS still has no cure.
Fortunately most sexually transmitted infections aren't as serious as HIV. Most STIs can be cured or effectively managed--but that means going into a clinic to get checked out regularly.
If you're having sex, make testing twice a year a part of your routine.

PROJECT STITCH is about getting CONNECTED with others, EMPOWERING yourself and creating CHANGE...

In partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and you, AIDS Vancouver is excited to launch this HIV awareness building project. Comprised of an interactive website, school-based educational initiatives, a collaborative art project called the Digital Quilt and a multi-media event on World AIDS Day in Vancouver -together we will contribute to the fight against HIV and AIDS both locally and globally.

Get Stitched because YOU CAN make a difference!
www.projectstitch.org

The humorous “Gay Men Play Safe” campaign was created to validate and support gay men’s safer sex practices while reinforcing the fact that sexual safety, including condom use, is a community norm. AIDS Vancouver and partner AIDS organizations from across the country worked with Rethink Advertising to create a new kind of HIV message that challenges the widely held perception that gay men suffer from condom-use fatigue and apathy.

The bilingual campaign includes an Internet/TV commercial and websites at www.GayMenPlaySafe.com and www.NousJouonsSafe.com. It is being launched today in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.

Canada's first-ever national HIV prevention campaign was led by AIDS Vancouver and a national advisory team of partner HIV/AIDS organizations across the country in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and a national organization in Ottawa to develop and implement the campaign in each of the six main centers this year. The National Advisory Team partners are listed below.

The campaign, which brought the images to trash boxes and billboards across Canada, specifically targetted gay men. The ads, based on an edgy US campaign prompted men to ask themselves what they might know about a sex partner. Archived materials about the campaign are available at www.think-again.ca.