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Dead End: This is the Alternative to Safer Intercourse, Northwest AIDS Foundation, 1980s
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Dead End: This is the Alternative to Safer Intercourse, Northwest AIDS Foundation, 1980s
While some public health campaigns focused on asking people to make a choice between sex and having AIDS, this poster emphasized safer sex practices men could use, focusing on anal sex. The poster provided explicit recommendations and ended with a lighthearted tone designed to encourage change in Seattle’s gay community: “Be part of the new gay spirit. Follow the rules of the road.”