Forum F.y.i.
December, 2002
The San Francisco health department created this public service ad to educate gay men about the dangers of syphilis. It planned to place it in gay newspapers and on five bus shelters in the city's Castro district. But the outdoor ads had to be altered because Viacom Outdoor, the company that owns the shelters, refused to display the cartoon penis. The agency that created the ad offered it to Los Angeles County for a similar campaign, but health officials there said the penis objectified gay men...
