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Headlines…

Headlines…. …First Headline…. June 1999 Beyond Condoms: Life After Latex by Michael Scarce “The astonishing thing is, gay men raise no voice to advocate for a form of HIV prevention that maximizes pleasure and safety ”. …and More Headlines. Winter 1999/2000 Microbicides

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  1. Headlines…

  2. …First Headline… June 1999 Beyond Condoms: Life After Latex by Michael Scarce “The astonishing thing is, gay men raise no voice to advocate for a form of HIV prevention that maximizes pleasure and safety”

  3. …and More Headlines Winter 1999/2000 Microbicides By Anna Forbes and Polly Harrison, PhD «While such products are also needed for women and men who have anal sex, virtually all the microbicide research now under way focuses on vaginal use.»

  4. Second LGBTI Health Summit. Boulder, Colorado, USA Eric Rofes, Ph.D. Summit Founder and Convenor July 21, 2000 – Anna’s first public presentation to civil society on the need for rectal microbicides About 5 people showed up

  5. More presentations & a website! • Feb. 2002, CHAPS 5 conference in London, "Beyond Latex: Microbicides” • May 2002, Philadelphia PrideFest presentation • May 2003 Regional Gay Men’s Health Summit in Raleigh, North Carolina • LifeLube.org launched in 2003 (first incarnation)

  6. Articles start to flow……. February, 2002 Demanding Microbicides: A Chemical Condom in Your Future? By Anna Forbes "Imagine!" says writer David Salyer. "A lube that gay men use during foreplay -- but one that would keep us safe."

  7. More articles in 2002-03 • March 2002, in Issue (Terrence HigginsTrust, London) “Beyond Latex: Microbicides” • in The Body.com, “Demanding Microbicides” • April, 2003 Philadelphia Gay News"Microbicides Can Reduce Risk" • August, 2003 Baltimore Gay Life"Beyond Latex: Is There an Invisible Condom in Your Future?“ • December, 2003 Positive Nation (UK) “It’s All Back to Front”

  8. Breakthrough realization…the messenger is the message! Dec. 2003 –GCM asked AFC to take on a Gay Men and Microbicides project including Lifelube.org Jim Pickett took the lead --- and the rest is history!!

  9. GCM is a proud founding member • Provided seed funding to help support the project for the first three years • Collaborate on important initiatives, share information and jointly develop policy statements • Are delighted with IRMA’s success and on-going contributions to the field!

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