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VT CARES Signs AIDS Education Contract

Risk reduction
guidelines

A.I.D.S. is spread primarily through
sexual contact, and is epidemic right
now in the gay men's community. That
doesn't mean we can't have sex
anymore, but it does mean that we may
need to change some of our activitie
to make sure that both we and our
partners stay healthy. With creativity
and imagination, sex can still be as
much fun as, or even more fun tha
before.

Some sex is completely safe, with
no risk of transmission:

- masturbation (alone or with a
partner or partners)

- massage and rubbing (frontage)

- hugging, caressing, stroking
wrestling

- watching others, showing off to
others

- talking erotically, kinky, loving
"dirty" or whatever. It's even safe to
talk about things that aren't safe -
provided that. you don't do them.

Some sex is less risky. Although
here is no guarantee that these

ctivities are 100% foolproof, there is
trong evidence that they significantly
reduce your risk of being exposed.

- anal intercourse with a condom
(it is important to learn how to use a

- oral sex without cumming in the
mouth (or using a condom during oral
sex)

- water sports without swallowing
(provided there are no open cuts or
sores on the skin)

a‘ Some sex is more risky. Research
indicates that these activities might

allow transmission.

- oral sex carried to a climax in
the mouth

- rimming (oral/anal contact)

- fisting

- anal intercourse without a

condom (this is THE RISKIEST sexual
activity)

- sharing sex toys between partners
- any semen or blood bein
exchanged in an anus, mouth or open
skin cuts and sores

. Multiple exposures probabl
increase your chances of becoming sick.

exposed, it becomes even mor
important to practice safe sex (for both
You and your partners).

Take care of yourself. Take car

OT Vour friends and community.

If you think you have already been =

The State Department of Health and
Vermont CARES have signed an $8.000
A.I.D.S. education contract.

The agreement, which pays Vermont
CARES for risk reduction education work,
runs from December 1. 1986 to November
31, 1987.

Under the terms of the contract,
Vermont CARES will implement a program
of group presentations, one on one
information sessions, and other projects to
give accurate infonnation about prevention
of A.I.D.S. transmission to members of
groups at higher risk for A.I.D.S.

Dr. Roberta Coffin, Commissioner of

"an
with

Health, described the project as
important step in efforts to deal
A.I.D.S. in Vermont.

The contract was made possible by a
federal grant the Health Department has
received for A.I.D.S. Education Co—ordinator,
will oversee the contract for the state.

Vermont CARES has named Terje

Anderson as project director for the
contract.
For more information about A.I.D.S.

risk reduction, or to arrange a presentation
for your group. contact Vermont CARES
at 862-5917, or PO Box 1125, Montpelier,
VT 05602.

National Fundraising Iniated
For People with AIDS

John Glines, Broadway producer of the
Tony Award winning TORCH SONG
TRILOGY and last year's Drama Desk
winner AS I8, is spearheading a national
fundraising campaign to help the growing
number of people with AIDS.

Glines is the project director of STAMP
OUT AIDS, a campaign to sell stamps
similar to Christmas and Easter seals, to
raise funds for organizations which directly
serve people with AIDS. The first issue of
stamps, selling in sheets of 6 for $1, were
designed by New York artist Marty Luko.
Future issues will be designed by such
well-known artists as David Hockney, Don
Bacardy and Jedd Garet.

"I wanted to create an affordable way
for everyone to contribute to this vital

cause." Glines said. "For just one dollar
everyone can help. Magnify one pcrson’s
dollar by___hundreds of thousands of

concerned citizens. and you can imagine the
difference it will make." His goal is to raise
a million dollars with the first issue alone.

Stamps can be purchased by sending S1
for each set of 6. along with a
self-addressed stamped envelope, to STAMP
OUT AIDS, 240 West 44th Street. NY. NY
10036. If paying by check, make payable to
"National Aids Network/STAMP OUT
AIDS." All contributions are tax deductible,
as provided by law. The National Aids
Network is acting as fiscal agent for the
project. '

Funds from this project will be targeted
directly to programs serving people with
AIDS, such as buddy programs, food
programs, hospital and hospice care.
transportation and counseling, and will be
distributed to AIDS service organizations
across the country by the National Aids
Network.

AIDS

”Fight fear with facts.”

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AIDS is one of the most serious health epidemics of our time, ‘
affecting both men and women. Planned Parenthood offers this _
workshop for professionals interested in the medical, psychological
and social aspects of AIDS. Many educational resources available

for rev'ew' For registration
"AIDS: A Public and Private Concem” and fee
W9d"e$d3Y« F9b""3'Y 11 information,
9 3-m- 10 4 P-"‘- call Connie Leff
Berlin, Vt. (gm 352.9537

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