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East London and City Health Authority gay men's health flyer

Flyer
1997 (made)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Printed flyer from a series of five regarding HIV and AIDS awareness and gay men's health services in East London. The flyers are shaped like a back pocket of a pair of jeans with a triangular section at the top representing a protruding handkerchief.


Object details

Categories
Ephemera
LGBTQ
Gender and Sexuality
Health
Object type
Flyer
TitleEast London and City Health Authority gay men's health flyer (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed flyer
Paper (Fiber Product)
Brief description
HIV/AIDS awareness 'hanky code' flyer produced by the East London and City Health Authority. UK, 1997.
Physical description
Printed flyer from a series of five regarding HIV and AIDS awareness and gay men's health services in East London. The flyers are shaped like a back pocket of a pair of jeans with a triangular section at the top representing a protruding handkerchief.
Credit line
Given by Declan Buckley on behalf of GMFA
Object history
The hanky code, also known as 'flagging' or the bandana code, is an intricate colour-coded system originating in the early 1970s, employed usually in the gay male subculture of cruising, and involving the wearing of coloured handkerchiefs in the back pocket to indicate a variety of sexual preferences.
Subjects depicted
Gay
Safe Sex
Safe(r) Sex
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3498-2018

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Record createdDecember 7, 2018
Record URL
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