{"id":207,"date":"2011-11-03T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T09:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.better2know.co.uk\/?p=207"},"modified":"2013-06-17T15:35:03","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T15:35:03","slug":"tht-world-aids-day-campaign-launched-stand-up-stand-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/tht-world-aids-day-campaign-launched-stand-up-stand-out\/","title":{"rendered":"THT World Aids Day campaign launched: Stand Up, Stand Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust<\/a> is today launching its new World AIDS Day campaign, Stand Up, Stand Out, and asking people nationwide to \u2018show us their undies\u2019 to support people living with HIV.<\/p>\n

Almost 20 people are still being diagnosed with HIV every day in the UK and it is an incurable and life threatening condition. With close to 100,000 people now living with the infection and numbers increasing every year, Terrence Higgins Trust is asking people to Stand Up, Stand Out to raise greater awareness of HIV and vital funds for HIV prevention services and support for people living with the virus.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to get involved with the campaign and people can take part in a variety of different ways:<\/p>\n

Stand Out in red underwear and donate \u00a32 to Terrence Higgins Trust. Be as loud and proud as you like, showing just a hint of red over your jeans or a full \u2018underwear as outerwear\u2019 look. Get work colleagues, friends and family in on the act to raise vital funds for people living with HIV.<\/p>\n

Get well \u2018red\u2019 about HIV: Separate the myths from the facts and find out more information about HIV to protect yourself and your partner- Terrence Higgins Trust\u2019s Stand Up, Stand Out HIV Fastfacts are available on: www.tht.org.uk\/fastfacts<\/a><\/p>\n

Wear your red ribbon with pride: Wear yours in the lead up to December to remember those who have died with AIDS. You can also sell them to friends, family and colleagues to raise funds to support Terrence Higgins Trust and people living with HIV. Phone: 020 7812 1671 to order your free box of red ribbons.<\/p>\n

Write to your local MP: Stand Up and be counted by joining Terrence Higgins Trust\u2019s online campaigning community to encourage your MP to support HIV prevention and keep HIV on the local and national agenda. Click here to write to your local MP: www.tht.org.uk\/mp
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\nTHT\u2019s Executive Director of Fundraising, Genevieve Edwards, said: \u201cFor nearly 30 years Terrence Higgins Trust has been at the very heart of the HIV epidemic, supporting people living with, or at risk of, the virus. With your support this December we can reach out to even more people who need us.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease Stand Up, Stand Out to increase awareness about HIV, including how to protect yourself and your partner from the infection, and raise vital funds for Terrence Higgins Trust\u2019s prevention services and support for people living with the virus. HIV is still on the increase and we need to act now to prevent further infections.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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