Campaign Targeting Black Gay Men Pulled

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Claiming the campaign “demonizes black male sexuality” Black Gay Men’s Leadership Council Treasurer says an AIDS ad campaign featuring a black man in cross hairs currently running in Philadelphia scares people rather than urging them to go get tested. The ad has been pulled from the city’s buses, the campaign’s website and posters and post cards have been pulled back.

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