Behind the Scenes: MALE Center USE ME Boys on the cover of OUT at Night
At the end of July, the MALE Center’s USE ME boys were asked to be on the cover of OUT at Night, the new nightlife publication from the publishers of Bay Windows. The USE ME team is made up of guys who go out to bars and clubs in Boston to help distribute prevention/safer sex materials.
The photo shoot took place at the MALE Center on a Monday afternoon, where the staff at the MALE Center, including Director Michael Shankle, had come up with the great idea of having the guys in a blow up kiddie pool surrounded by condoms. Photographer Kevin Day worked with the models to get the shot that would work the best on the cover.
In addition to some of the USE ME volunteers, Victor John from the 2008 Men’s Health Survey joined the photo shoot. The Men’s Health Survey is a study coordinated by the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Boston is one of 21 major cities in the U.S. to take part in this important project, the results of which are used to inform HIV policy and prevention programming. The photo shoot offered the opportunity to gain greater exposure for the great work that gets done by the whole staff in the AIDS Action Prevention Department.
The MALE Center offers free, confidential, rapid HIV testing daily, including Thursdays until 9:00pm, and one Saturday a month. This is the only rapid HIV testing location in Boston to offer late night and Saturday hours.
The MALE Center also provides important social and community programs for men of all ages and interests, including a men’s reading group, game nights, and monthly social events where guys can hang out with friends or make some new ones. The Center also offer free wireless internet access, public computers and all the free condoms and lube you could need for your next party.
To learn more about HIV Rapid Testing and the MALE Center’s programs go to www.malecenter.org or call 617-450-1987.
Behind the scenes photos of the shoot after the jump.
All smiles.
The picture is set up.
Before the shoot.
