Il me l'aurait dit s'il était séropositif. Il me l'aurait dit s'il était séronégatif [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Il me l'aurait dit s'il était séropositif. Il me l'aurait dit s'il était séronégatif [inscribed]

Alternative title

He'd tell me if he's positive. He'd tell me if he's negative.
Comment fais-tu pour savoir?

Photographer

Probst, Ken

Date

2004

Place of Origin

Vancouver (B.C.)

Publisher

AIDS Vancouver (Organization)

Language

French

Collection

AIDS Posters Collection

Notes

Description

Poster is copyright 2004 Cabra Diseño and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. www.cabradiseno.com
A poster with two black-and-white photos placed side-by side, showing the upper bodies of two men, one behind the other, both facing to the left of the scene. The man on the left is light complected, with short dark hair, mustache and beard, and his eyes are closed. The second man is posed behind the first; he has dark skin and his eyes are also closed. The positions suggest that they have just had anal intercourse. Each man is making an assumption about the other and whether each is HIV-positive or negative. Poster text suggests the importance of being informed about HIV to prevent contracting it.
Poster held by Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. History & Special Collections, Collection no. 306, item CN076.
Based on the San Francisco "Assumptions" campaign, the slogan reads, "Comment fais-tu pour savoir?" English version is: "How do you know what you know?" www.penses-y.ca
Other people involved in poster creation: Raúl Cabra, Andy Williams, Wesley Ito, Liz Craig and Jillian Moffett.

Keywords

Genre

posters

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome--transmission
HIV-positive persons--Sexual behavior
Gay men--Sexual behavior
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention
Standing
HIV Infections--prevention & control
Gay men--Communication
Men
AIDS (Disease)--Transmission
HIV Infections--transmission