"Condom Jewelry Makes a Point for AIDS Alert"

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"Condom Jewelry Makes a Point for AIDS Alert"

New York Times (12/17/89), P. 72

Abstract: In Wellesley, Mass., AIDS Alert, a student organization dedicated to raising AIDS awareness, sells condom jewelry in the student center at Wellesley College. Stephanie Gertz, a senior from Boston and a psychology major, designed the jewelry and founded the organization. She fashions pins or earrings from condom packets decorated with glitter and paint. Gertz hopes that through her jewelry, humor will become another way to understand AIDS. "We are trying to make people feel more comfortable with condoms and try to reduce the anxiety associated with them," she says. When a female cousin tested HIV-positive, Gertz decided people at Wellesley needed AIDS education and lobbied the administration for money. She disseminated pamphlets, bought 4,000 condoms for workshops and distribution, and began publishing a monthly newsletter with AIDS information for the community.

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