1986 Gay Health Action Press Release

1986 Gay Health Action Press Release.pdf

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Title

1986 Gay Health Action Press Release

Subject

AIDS activists
AIDS information centres
AIDS education
AIDS organisations
Sexual health
Safer sex
LGBTQ+ support groups
HTLV-III (Virus)
AIDS (Disease)
HIV (Viruses)
HIV/AIDS

Description

1986 Press Release from Gay Health Action Ireland, publicising the production of the HTLV-3 Test Leaflet. It discusses how GHA has taken the initiative in disseminating accurate information on AIDS in Ireland. GHA "recognises the need for accurate information on the test coupled with proper counselling and information on risk reduction." Attached to the press release are copies of press coverage in the Irish Medical Times and the Irish Times.

Creator

Gay Health Action (Ireland)

Source

Arthur Leahy Collection

Date

1986-02-26

Contributor

Irish Times
Irish Medical Times

Rights

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Format

Two A4 typed pages. Photocopied press cuttings.

Language

eng

Type

Press releases
Text

Coverage

1986
IRL

Citation

Gay Health Action (Ireland), “1986 Gay Health Action Press Release,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/161.