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Plan Ahead When Mixing Alcohol and Sex, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, 1995

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Poster with yellow and white lettering. The main image features an empty shot glass in which an unopened condom is placed. Text appears below image

Plan Ahead When Mixing Alcohol and Sex, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, 1995

Instead of counseling readers against certain types of behaviors, advertisements like this one presented a frank, practical approach toward some of the ways people actually engaged in sex. The honesty here made some people uncomfortable; note the “please do not remove” request at the bottom of the poster.
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