Fox and CBS have rejected a new Trojan condom ad, slated to air on other stations tonight, that features pigs in a bar carrying cell phones—but not condoms—and the tagline “Evolve. Use a condom every time.” Fox wrote a letter to Trojan explaining that it would only air condom ads that stress health issues, such as HIV, in order to avoid being “controversial for religious and moral reasons” by linking condoms to birth control.
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I recently met a guy who is negative. I did tell him about my status and he decided to kiss me anyway (we didn't go further than that). But a day later, he called and said that he actually had a mouth ulcer that time when we kissed and he was very worried. Asked if he can get the virus from me that way. For that moment, I felt so insulted and yet I felt so bad. It was my first time having a contact with a "negative" guy."