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Please tell us the Truth!

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Coming to a Coming to a theatre near theatre near

you…you…

Would you pay Would you pay attention?attention?

H-I-VH-I-V

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HIV: What’s the 411?

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More and more More and more African-Americans die every

day from the disease known as HIV/AIDS.

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It’s too late for me, so It’s too late for me, so listen up. listen up.

U Can Get HIV/AIDS…U Can Get HIV/AIDS…

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So Who Gets HIV?Is it your neighbor?

Or your friends?Are they gay?

Or straight?Are they poor?

Or rich?They’re just like you and me…

… and we are all at risk for HIV

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Here’s how most people Here’s how most people get HIV/AIDSget HIV/AIDS

UnprotectedSex:

• Oral• Vaginal• Anal

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Another way to get HIV

Shared Needles:

• Steroids• Tattoos• Piercings• Drugs

Real Talk 1 out of 3 people infected with

HIV don’t know they

have the virus.

Think about this…

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The Cold Hard Facts…

The Cold Hard Facts…

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HIV is spread in4 Body Fluids

• Blood• Semen (cum)

• Vaginal fluids (when she get’s wet)

• Breast Milk

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The CDC stated that African Americans

(Blacks) make up 13% of USA.

African Americans make up 50% of HIV/AIDS

cases in USA.

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48%48% of African-American of African-American girls ages girls ages 14-1914-19 have a have a

sexually transmitted sexually transmitted diseasedisease

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Forty-eight (48%)

percent of new

HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS infections

among black men were

among those aged 13 to 13 to

2929

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Be AWARE!!The more partners

you have increasesyour risk for HIV.

Know Your HIV status

Get TestedAsk your partner’s HIV statusMake sure you both are ready for sex Negotiate condom use

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HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS is

Preventable if we

leave Stigma out

of the mix

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Stigma-a “bad” label that the we place on people.

Those often Stigmatized:Teen Mothers

Dead beat DadsStreet Workers

Persons with HIV/AIDS

I am my brothers keeper

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Fear of STIGMASTIGMA keeps us from knowing our status.

Because of STIGMASTIGMA we:

•Don’t get tested

•Don’t seek treatment

•Don’t have support of family and friends

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What if you had HIV…What if you had HIV…

Would you be sick?Would you be sick?Would you look different?Would you look different?Would you be scared?Would you be scared?Would you ask your friends?Would you ask your friends?Would there be something you could do?Would there be something you could do?Would there be someone you could talk to?Would there be someone you could talk to?

Then think about this…

What would you do?What would you do?

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Let’s G

et

Let’s G

et

REAL!!!

REAL!!!

Let’s G

et

Let’s G

et

REAL!!!

REAL!!!

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Get Get Tested!!!Tested!!!

Get Get Tested!!!Tested!!!

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Get the

Get the Results!!!

Results!!!

Get the

Get the Results!!!

Results!!!