Please comment on our new PSA

[gaybucks_chip]

I strongly urge you to work with local community groups and resources in San Francisco to develop your message and define the audience it is to reach

there is ample research, data and staff available for the purpose of effectively educating people on HIV and AIDS - you may even receive their endorsement

by doing so, the message will be credible and believable and should achieve your goals...

That's an excellent idea... and I think that Jesse will probably make some connections in Toronto for the same purpose. We are actually closer to Sacramento, where there are some very innovative and well-funded prevention programs.

We have also been looking at a longer (30-60 minute) video on HIV among gay youth, ideally including young guys in the industry who are positive and willing to speak about their experiences, which would be done in cooperation with a community group, and which we would distribute free to gay youth centers around the US... the catch so far is the lack of willingness of most of the guys we've approached to speak publicly about their status.

[A_DeAngelo]

We have also been looking at a longer (30-60 minute) video on HIV among gay youth, ideally including young guys in the industry who are positive and willing to speak about their experiences, which would be done in cooperation with a community group, and which we would distribute free to gay youth centers around the US... the catch so far is the lack of willingness of most of the guys we've approached to speak publicly about their status.

I see a possible collaborative effort here. We have been working on a major project (privately) for over a year....

[desslock]

Well I think the effort and good intentions speak just fine.

Try adding some musical accompanyment to the background. It could be something classical....something snappy, not flowery, like a march.

Steve