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HIV-positive gay men

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  • The words 'AIDS' forming the centre of a maze with four figures on the outside holding maps in an attempt to find their way in, an illustration by Ingram Pinn; an advertisement for a meeting in Berlin about HIV and homeopathy by Dr Karin Bandelin and Dr Almut Gestrich on 26 October 1993 at the headquarters of Kursiv, the Centre for AIDS and advice for gay men. Photocopy, 1993.
  • Two men engage in oral sex in a public toilet; an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Friedrich Baumhauer and Wolfgang Mudra.
  • A group photograph of gay men standing in a triangular formation with the message 'Friends remain friends, HIV positive or not'; an advertisement for helplines for those with AIDS and HIV by Het AIDS team in Antwerp. Colour lithograph by Wilberto van den Boogaard, ca. 1995.
  • A bare-chested man puts an arm around another man wearing an open leather jacket revealing his bare chest with the message 'With Hot Rubber you're safe!'; an advertisement for safe gay sex by AIDS Team Productions. Colour lithograph by Wilberto van den Boogaard, ca. 1993.
  • Two men smiling facing forward with their arms wrapped around each other with the message 'My friend is HIV positive, I love him'; an advertisement for solidarity for gay and lesbians with HIV by the Coordinadora gai-lesbiana. Colour lithograph by Josep Bagà and Pep Àvila., ca. 1997.
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    The words 'AIDS' forming the centre of a maze with four figures on the outside holding maps in an attempt to find their way in, an illustration by Ingram Pinn; an advertisement for a meeting in Berlin about HIV and homeopathy by Dr Karin Bandelin and Dr Almut Gestrich on 26 October 1993 at the headquarters of Kursiv, the Centre for AIDS and advice for gay men. Photocopy, 1993.

    | Date: 1993 | Reference: 675366i
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    A group of cartoon male figures sit chatting around a small coffee table adorned with cups and a teapot by Rob [?] representing an advertisement for Schwulenberatung, an open discussion group for gay men in Berln. Photocopy, ca. 1993.

    | Date: [1993?] | Reference: 675362i
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    Two bare-chested men wearing jeans and moustaches hold each other with the message in German: "My friend is [HIV] positive. I love him"; an advertisement by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by I. Taubhorn and W. Mudra.

    | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 673757i
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    Positive sex : sexual health for HIV positive gay men / Terrence Higgins Trust.

    | Date: 1996
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    Two men sit in discussion next to a teapot and cups, two triangles joined at the point with the letters 'H,E and S' and a film camera representing an advertisement for a series of films about HIV and AIDS by Kursiv and ACT Up. Photocopy, 1993.

    | Date: [1994] | Reference: 675374i
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