http://youtu.be/XBGW4ZzCRhg
Read more at
http://www.bilerico.com/2013/12/let_this_lebanese_hottie_teach_you_about_aids_s
tig.php#zZU1OkOVtRu4SJqW.99
Three minutes from now you're going to have a lump in your throat. And you might be a little turned on
.
This brief, perfectly-safe-for-work video, "Change," was
produced for World AIDS Day by HIV advocates in Lebanon
working with The Regional Arab Network Against AIDS,
among other groups. It was shared with me by one of these
advocates, hoping to bring attention to the state of HIV
discrimination and stigma in that region. Even the advocate
himself asked not to be identified, for fear of repercussions.
And yet, the power of art prevails. Not only is this video
brilliantly effective, it features a leading man that embodies, well, the best of the region's
physical attributes.
I was intrigued, then impressed, then skeptical that it was corny, and then the damn lump in my
throat appeared, all in the course of three minutes. I hope you will honor the efforts of the
filmmakers and the advocates behind this message and take a look.
About half a million people in the Arab world are living with HIV/AIDS, and new infections there
have doubled in the last ten years. While we enjoy treatment advances here in the United
States, mortality rates from AIDS have doubled in the Arab world in the last decade. Stigma is
widely perceived as a leading factor contributing to people not being tested or receiving care.
Read more at
http://www.bilerico.com/2013/12/let_this_lebanese_hottie_teach_you_about_aids_s
tig.php#zZU1OkOVtRu4SJqW.99
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