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Conquer AIDS : the safest weapons, condoms and lube / Gay Men Fighting AIDS (Organization) ; photo: Hywel Williams.

A heterosexual couple, a gay couple, and a lesbian couple with a latex glove, condom and lubricant representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Colour lithograph by Charlie Pizzarello, 1993.

Bodywise Limited of Richmond, Middlesex  UK Liquid Silk : water-based 5ml.

A naked man pulls on a glove as his partner raises his legs with a lubricant gel dispenser and glove in the foreground and the message: "a glove for each fist"; advertisement for safe sex by AIDES. Colour lithograph by Alberto, 1995.

Oil and condoms don't mix : Baby oil, vaseline, olive oil, butter : If it contains oil keep it away from condoms ... / Health Education Authority.

A gay man applying lubricant to a condom with a tube of lubricant and jar of gel before him and a naked man lying on a bed beyond; advertisement for safe sex by the Agence Français de Lutte Contre le SIDA. Lithograph by Stéphanie Dupré.

Anne and Philippe stand talking and smiling on a balcony holding cups with a condom and message about how tonight they will use protection and lubricant to make love; advertisement for the SIDA Info Service by the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie. Colour lithograph.

A smiling sailor holds up a condom; another sailor with his trousers down stands towards a wall with one arm raised; advertisement for gay men to use precautions by Gay Men Fighting Aids. Colour lithograph.

Four men have sex; one man has a packet of condoms in his pocket; an advert for safe sex by the Terrence Higgins Trust. Colour lithograph.

A woman's dress and a man's pair of trousers hanging over a chair with a message addressed to Valérie: "When you make love with Sophie, think about protection ... to avoid spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV"; advertisement for the SIDA Info Service by the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie. Colour lithograph.

Wet Stuff : water-based long lasting lubrication : condom compatible, tasteless and odourless, oral sex compatible : 7g NET ... / Stichting Safe Service.

A boxer raises his bandaged fists which bear the letters: 'Fuck safe'; advertisement for gay men to use precautions by Gay Men Fighting Aids. Colour lithograph.

Lubricating jelly : water soluble for general lubricating needs  : 5g / Sutherland Health Ltd.

Sex ephemera. Box 1.

A woman's pair of jeans and a man's pair of trousers on a chair with a message addressed to Virginie: "When you make love with Pierre, think about protection ... to avoid spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV"; advertisement for the SIDA Info Service by the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie. Colour lithograph.

Multi-coloured condoms with the message in French: "Condom and gel: the inseparable couple ... pleasure without risk"; including a list of condom makes from Bartoline to Wet; an advertisement by the Agence française de lutte contre le SIDA and SPG, Santé et Plaisir Gai. Colour lithograph.

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Synthetic lubricants

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Images referencing Synthetic lubricants

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Lubricating jelly : water soluble for general lubricating needs : 5g / Sutherland Health Ltd.

Bodywise Limited of Richmond, Middlesex UK Liquid Silk : water-based 5ml.

Sex ephemera. Box 1.

Multi-coloured condoms with the message in French: "Condom and gel: the inseparable couple ... pleasure without risk"; including a list of condom makes from Bartoline to Wet; an advertisement by the Agence française de lutte contre le SIDA and SPG, Santé et Plaisir Gai. Colour lithograph.

Synthetic lubricants

Images from the collections

Images referencing Synthetic lubricants

Works from the collections

Lubricating jelly : water soluble for general lubricating needs : 5g / Sutherland Health Ltd.

Bodywise Limited of Richmond, Middlesex UK Liquid Silk : water-based 5ml.

Sex ephemera. Box 1.

Multi-coloured condoms with the message in French: "Condom and gel: the inseparable couple ... pleasure without risk"; including a list of condom makes from Bartoline to Wet; an advertisement by the Agence française de lutte contre le SIDA and SPG, Santé et Plaisir Gai. Colour lithograph.

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