"A lifetime of disco music is a high price to pay for one's sexuality." - Quentin Crisp

"A lifetime of disco music is a high price to pay for one's sexuality." - Quentin Crisp

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Crisp, Quentin, 1908-1999
HIV/AIDS Program (Seattle, Wash.), issuing body.
Publication:
[Seattle] : [HIV/AIDS Program], [1995?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
HIV Infections -- prevention & control
HIV Infections -- transmission
Safe Sex
Condoms
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Genre(s):
Ephemera
Pictorial Work
Abstract:
The front of the card features a black and white photograph of Quentin Crisp, a gay British writer and performer. He is wearing a black hat tilted to one side, a black jacket, and white scarf. On the back, there is an "out loud" message in the middle of the card: "Let's go sompleace quiet." Above, against a red background, is fiction: "He's not using a condom so he must be negative." Below, against a yellow background, is fact: "Never assume anything. Use a condom when you fuck." Phone numbers to call for HIV positive and HIV negative support groups are provided.
Copyright:
This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use.
Extent:
1 card : 8 x 5 cm
Technique:
paper, color
NLM Unique ID:
101726295 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1033760933
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101726295