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Where Do Brave Hearts Go? Going Beyond Metro Manila for This is Me: Brave and Free

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By Reiner "Meow" Grospe Living outside Metro Manila, but still want to celebrate self-care? Then you're in luck! This is Me: Brave and Free is hitting six cities through our partner community based organizations. On May 26, 2018, Loveyourself, Inc. together with community-based organizations are launching This is Me: Brave and Free – the first community-led multi-site HIV testing day in the Philippines. Nine like-minded organizations banded together to expand the reach within and outside Metro Manila. Get to know your status with the fast, free, and confidential community based-screening (CBS) process . Go to https://bitly.com/ThisIsMe2018 to sign up! You can also walk-in too! CAGAYAN DE ORO: Kagay-an PLUS, Inc. Preserving life and uniting society is what it means to be a PLUS, at least for Kagay-on PLUS (KPLUS), Inc. They envision being a leading organization that promotes a non-discriminating and gender responsive society for people living with HIV (PLHIVs) and Lesb

Where do Brave Hearts Go? Know the Metro Manila Community-Based Orgs Hosting This is Me: Brave and Free

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By Raymond Martin Manahan Hey, you! Are you a brave heart living in the Metro? Come celebrate with us as the first community-based multi-site HIV screening day takes place this May 26, 2018. This is Me: Brave and Free sets the stage for you lovers to showcase the beauty of self-love by knowing your status. LoveYourself Inc., together with its partner community-based organizations (CBOs) brings fast, free, and confidential HIV screening all over the Metro. Sign up now ! Get to know how to get to the community-based organizations hosting this event of courage, liberty, and self-love. Taguig City : Decent Image of South Signal Association (DIOSSA) “Let’s all do it the DIOSSA way: Be sure, be safe, and #BraveAndFree” DIOSSA formally started in 2014 and has since took the commitment of working towards a more positive image for the transgender community; addressing their physical health, psychological well-being, and human rights issues. Through its efforts, it envisions a gender-fair and

Sharing Love Behind the Set of This is Me: Brave and Free

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By Carlos Diego A. Rozul Let’s take a look behind the shoot of the Philippines’ first community-led multi-site HIV testing day on May 26, 2018 ! Meet the talented people who shared their passions for the HIV advocacy. Seven Barreto a fashion photographer of ten years, Erwin Aguila member of the Fashion Designers Alliance (FaDAL), Vincent Mallanta a gym buff make-up artist of seven years, Jenn Tuazon who balances medical technology and make-up, and Mila Gulfan an up and comer make-up artist shared love for This is Me: Brave and Free . Getting Involved It was an easy decision for Vincent and Seven to shoot for the campaign, even offering his studio to use. “I got a call from a friend and offered me to shoot for LoveYourself. I immediately accepted the offer, in the name of the advocacy.” Seven stated. Similarly, Erwin shared how FaDAL’s support for the HIV advocacy has driven him to join. “ HIV Prevention has been the advocacy of FaDAL Manila for a long time now so when I was given the