Billboard en route to Reno from Burning Man promotes free STD testing (Photo – aidshealth.org)
A new outdoor ad reminds Burners leaving Black Rock City that unprotected sex can leave a trace; Free STD testing locations are easy to find.
By News Desk
While Burning Man bills itself the “largest Leave No Trace (LNT) event in the world,” AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, has a new billboard posted on the road home from Black Rock City reminding Burners that having unprotected sex can leave a trace and getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with AHF is easy, nonjudgmental, and free.
The billboard located on I-80 is up as of August 19, 2024 and will remain up until September 8, 2024. It faces westbound traffic on I-80 so Burners leaving Black Rock City, on their way to Reno to fuel up or fly home, will see it.
“Everyone going to Burning Man wants to have fun, and no one wants to leave the playa with more than great memories,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF president and cofounder. “We want everyone to use condoms and practice safer sex, but it still is a good idea to hook up with a free, convenient, and nonjudgmental AHF STD testing site across the country.”
In addition to HIV/AIDS testing and treatment, AHF provides free STD testing and treatment at 39 Wellness Centers in 14 states plus Washington, DC. Two of those Wellness Centers are in Nevada and five are in California.
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Caption: AHF Billboard en route to Reno from Burning Man promotes free STD testing
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