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Many Shades of Gay

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Many Shades of Gay was a multimedia campaign that ran from June 2012 to October 2014. It communicated that no matter who you are or how you see yourself, getting an HIV test every six months is an important part of taking care of yourself, your partners and your community, and focused on encouraging gay and bisexual men to have regular HIV screening. The interactive and educational website allowed users to create more than 10,000 personalized avatars, and successfully pioneered using digital social media to prevent HIV and increase testing efforts.
Date Created:
Year Ended:
Campaign Format:
Billboard
Web site
Social media
SMS/Texting
Contact Person:
Megan Canon
Contact Phone:
415-487-3000
Contact Email:
Organization Name:
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Campaign Objectives:
Increasing Testing
Raising Awareness
Audiences:
LGBT Populations,
Men Who Have Sex With Men(MSM)
Geographic Area:
Local
Focus Area:
HIV and AIDS
STD/STI
Campaign ID:
159
Last Updated: