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You can’t live on hope, New York City Department of Health, ca. 1980s

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Black and white drawing of a white man and woman naked in bed kissing, both have thought bubbles over their heads

You can’t live on hope, New York City Department of Health, ca. 1980s

Outreach campaigns frequently used comics to depict a wide variety of situations involving AIDS, often employing humor to communicate important information about prevention, testing, and treatment. This poster employed thought bubbles to contest an all-too-common myth that AIDS did not affect the straight community and reinforce the importance of testing.
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