- Photograph by
- Gaskin, Gerard H., Trinidadian American, born 1965
- Subject of
- GMHC, American, founded 1981
- Printed by
- Light Work, American, founded 1973
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- ink on Canson Baryta photographique paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet) : 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Image) : 12 5/8 × 19 in. (32.1 × 48.3 cm)
- Description
- A color photographic print depicting an individual holding a GMHC flier and a handful of free NYC condoms at the 2010 Latex Ball in Manhattan. The image is focused on the individual's hands; their head and shoulders are not in the frame. At center of the image the individual's proper right hands a Gay Men's Health Center (GMHC) flier that reads [CHOICES / A workshop for HIV-positive / Black and Latino gay men] across the top. At bottom left is the GMHC logo and slogan [FIGHT AIDS. LOVE LIFE.]. On top of the flier is a single condom in black packaging with [NYC] printed in white circles and [CONDOM] printed in rainbow lettering. The individual holds additional condoms and fliers in their other hand. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Legendary
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Dance
- Fashion
- Gender
- Health
- Identity
- LGBTQ
- Music
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Sexuality
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2019.71.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Gerard Gaskin
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




