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Badge - 'That Feeling Doesn't Stop HIV', circa 1990s Reg. No: HT 23133

Summary:: Circular white badge with image of red heart within triangle, and black inscription 'That feeling doesn't stop HIV / Safe sex does'. One of a group of 21 badges and stickers on a yellow ribbon, collected by the donor over several years.

Collected during the 2005-2006 Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay Transgender Collections Survey, a joint project between Museum Victoria, State Library of Victoria and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives.
Description:: Circular white badge with image of red heart within triangle, and black inscription. Silver metal, plastic-coated, with two holes in back to secure pin fastener.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Peter Campbell, 2005

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	56 mm (Diameter)

Tagged with:	acquired immune deficiency syndrome aids, health campaigns, lesbian gay
Themes this item is part of:	Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Project, Museum Victoria, 2005-2006, Cultural Diversity Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection
Primary Classification:	MEDICINE & HEALTH
Secondary Classification:	Public Health
Tertiary Classification:	awareness campaigns
Inscriptions:	Printed on front: 'That feeling doesn't stop HIV / Safe sex does'.
References:	Kate Davison, 2006. 'Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender Material Survey: Project Report 2006' NOTE: DUE TO A PROGRAMMING FAULT, THIS APPEARS AS 'GOVERNMENT REPORT' WHEN LINKED. EMU IS ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM; National Association of People Living with AIDS web site http://napwa.org.au (accessed 8/1/2009); William Keys Anderson, 2002. Fever hospital : a history of Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital; Australian AIDS Quilt website http://www.aidsquilt.org.au/history.php, accessed 8/4/2009