In addition, volunteers from the AIDS Foundation of Chicago handed out “Love the One You’re With” condom kits to passersby near Harold Washington College, at Lake and Wabash, on Feb. 12 to increase awareness about and support for condom access. Contact Pete Subkoviak at 312-334-0963 or psubkoviak@aidschicago.org for more information. Photos of the pylon (left) and of Subkoviak and Rhea Ghosh by Andrew Davis
As part of National Condom Month—and to kick off National Condom Week (Feb. 14-21) —Howard Brown Health Center, in collaboration with Beyondmedia Education and About Face Theatre, developed “Condom Sense: A Real Life Education,” the first comprehensive, LGBTQ-inclusive sex-education curriculum developed for public-school distribution in the United States. These community partners started the curriculum with a public-awareness campaign on Friday, Feb. 13, that included placing giant condoms on the rainbow pylons along Halsted Street in Boystown. The premiere of the educational video “HIV: Hey, It’s Viral!” will take place at Howard Brown Health Center, 4025 N. Sheridan, on Friday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m.