By Guo Anfei in Dali and Shan Juan in Beijing (China Daily)
The idea was simple: Set up a bar to attract gay men and then use it to distribute information on AIDS/HIV prevention.
The media loved the idea – but all the attention kept the gay men away.
“They (gay men) refused to show up at the opening for fear of media exposure and potential discrimination,” said Zhang Jianbo, the bar’s founder and a local AIDS doctor in Dali, Yunnan province.
The bar, partially funded by the Dali Health Bureau in collaboration with two local anti-AIDS NGOs that Zhang heads, was meant to facilitate outreach efforts targeting groups facing a high HIV risk, particularly gay men.
Its opening was set for yesterday, World AIDS Day.
Zhang said intense media attention surprised him a lot.
“Had I known it, I would not have told the media,” he said.
By Guo Anfei in Dali and Shan Juan in Beijing (China Daily) The idea was simple: Set up a bar to attract gay men and then use it to distribute information on AIDS/HIV prevention. The media loved the idea – but all the attention kept the gay men away. “They (gay men) refused to show [...]
