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Condoms as Safer Sex

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Invest in life insurance, 1980s

By the time AIDS became a concern, Chicago’s Howard Brown Health Center had been focused on medical outreach and support for the local gay community for several years. Illustrated here, the center’s straightforward approach stressed condoms as a simple, accessible, even cost-effective protection against AIDS.

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    Howard Brown Memorial Clinic
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    Poster
Color photograph a condom dispensor.
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    Invest in life insurance.

    Before you pick up someone, pick up a condom. It’s one of the best defenses against the AIDS virus.

    So make it a policy to always wear one during intercourse. It’s an investment That’s good for life.

    If you have any questions, call the State of Illinois AIDS Hotline at 1-800-AID-AIDS.

    HB howard brown memorial clinic

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