Since Valentine’s Day, 140 organizations and 293 individuals in nearly fifty countries have endorsed the call to action – and numbers continue to grow! Please add your name if you haven’t already. Full lists of endorsers is below.
Background:
Recent studies have raised questions about the impact of sexual lubricants on the risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
It is outrageous that more than 30 years into the HIV pandemic, we don’t know whether sexual lubricants increase, decrease or have no impact on the risk of acquiring HIV and other STIs. In fact, it is only recently that most advocates, HIV prevention workers, researchers and regulators have even realised that we don’t yet know the answers to these fundamental questions.
Today, there are only a few disparate studies related to lube safety underway. These studies do not form part of an overarching plan to answer questions about lubricant safety because there isn’t one.
This is unacceptable. We demand answers on lubricant safety.
Click here to endorse the call: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CalltoActionLubeSafety
We demand a Lubricant Safety Research Agenda and insist upon its quick implementation. We must know whether or not various types of sexual lubricants are safe for vaginal and rectal use. We must understand fully what impact they have on the risk of acquiring HIV and STIs.
•As advocates, funders, researchers, lubricant manufacturers and regulators, we are committed to come together to develop and implement a Lubricant Safety Research Agenda.
•As advocates, we support more research, funding, and collaboration to determine whether lubricants are safe.
•As funders, we will support the research and collaborative work required to determine whether lubricants are safe. Funding for lubricant safety research will not come out of budgets for microbicide research or other new prevention technologies.
•As researchers, we will conduct the appropriate studies required to determine whether lubricants are safe.
•As lubricant manufacturers, we will list the ingredients used to manufacture lubricants and work with researchers and regulators to ensure that our products are safe.
•As regulators, we will provide guidance into the research data required to ensure that lubricants available on the market are safe.
Endorse the Call to Action on Lubricant Safety
Men, women and transgender people from around the globe who engage in vaginal or anal intercourse deserve access to safe, condom-compatible sexual lubricants.
Please endorse this global Call to Action on Lubricant Safety. You may endorse the Call to Action as an individual or as an organization.
Click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CalltoActionLubeSafety
Endorsements – both lists in formation, next page
ORGANIZATIONAL endorsements as of 3/12/13
1. Abra Advanced Research International Pte Ltd, Singapore
2. ACON, Australia
3. Act for Change, Ghana
4. Act Up/East Bay, USA
5. ActionAIDS, USA
6. ADEFHO, Cameroon
7. Adhikaar, India
8. Affirmative Action, Cameroon
9. African Alliance for HIV Prevention, South Africa
10. African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR), South Africa
11. Afrique Arc En Ciel, Togo
12. AIDS Community Research Initiative of America, USA
13. AIDS Foundation of Chicago, USA
14. AIDS Project Los Angeles, USA
15. AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region, USA
16. AIDS United, USA
17. AKPAKA Axel, Benin
18. ALPHA Pittsburgh, Inc., USAALPHA Pittsburgh, Inc.
19. ALTERNATIVE CÔTE D’IVOIRE, Cote D’Ivoire
20. Anova Health Institute, South Africa
21. Asia Pacific Coalition on Male Sexual Health, Thailand
22. Astitva – An Organisation for the Support and Development of Sexual Minorities, India
23. AVAC, USA
24. Blue Diamond Society, Nepal
25. Canadian AIDS Society, Canada
26. Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE), Canada
27. Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Canada
28. Caribbean Association of Midwest America, USA
29. Case/UH Microbicide Clinical Trials Community Advisory Committee, USA
30. Center for Applied Research on Men and Health (CARMAH), Vietnam
31. Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), Malawi
32. Centre for the Development of People, Malawi
33. Chengdu Tongle, China
34. Chicago Female Condom Campaign, USA
35. Chicago Women’s AIDS Project, USA
36. Citizen News Service – CNS, India
37. Club des 7jours, Togo
38. C-NET+, Belize
39. COCQ-SIDA, Canada
40. COMMUNITY AND FAMILY AID FOUNDATION-GHANA, Ghana
41. Community Information Center, USA
42. CONCEPTO VIH-SIDA E ITS, Mexico
43. Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, South Africa
44. Diversity And Solidairty Trust, Sri Lanka
45. DUH Demonstration for Universal Healthcare, USA
46. Epicentro, Peru
47. Equal Opportunities, Tajikistan
48. Evolve, Cameroon
49. Family Planning Council, USA
50. Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, USA
51. Freedom and Roam Uganda, Uganda
52. Fundacion Manodiversa Bolivia, Bolivia
53. Gala Initiative Uganda, Uganda
54. Gay City Health Project, USA
55. Gay Men’s Health Crisis, USA
56. Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance, Canada
57. Gel Works Pty Ltd, Australia
58. Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF), USA
59. Global Network of People Living with HIV, North American (GNP+NA), USA
60. GlobalGayz.com, USA
61. GrenCHAP Inc., Grenada
62. GWLmuda, Indonesia
63. Health Digest Foundation, Ghana
64. Heroes Project, India
65. HIV Prevention Justice Alliance, USA
66. House of Joe, USA
67. Housing Works, Inc., USA
68. Humanity First Cameroon, Cameroon
69. Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, USA
70. India HIV/AIDS Alliance, India
71. Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, Canada
72. International Center for Advocacy on Right to Health, Nigeria
73. International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA), USA
74. IRMA ALC – América Latina y el Caribe, Peru
75. IRMA Nigeria, Nigeria
76. ISHTAR-MSM, Kenya
77. Iskorak, Croatia
78. Jamaica AIDS Support for Life, Jamaica
79. Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights, USA
80. Joint Adherent Brothers and Sisters Against Aids, Uganda
81. Los Angeles County HIV Drug & Alcohol Task Force, USA
82. Louisiana Latino Health Coalition for HIV/AIDS Awareness, USA
83. MAACA, INC, USA
84. Men For Health and Gender Justice Organisation, Botswana
85. Microbicide Trials Network, USA
86. Minnesota AIDS Project, USA
87. MUSC/Lowcountry AIDS Services Consumer Advisory Board, USA
88. NAM Publications (Aidsmap), UK
89. National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition, USA
90. National Minority AIDS Council, USA
91. Naz Male Health Alliance, Pakistan
92. New HIV Vaccine and Microbicide Advocacy Society, Nigeria
93. Okaloosa AIDS support & Informational Services, Inc. (OASIS), USA
94. PEMA Kenya, Kenya
95. Penitentiary Initiative, Ukraine
96. People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata, India
97. PeterCares House, USA
98. POCAAN (People of Color Against AIDS Network), USA
99. Positive Mind & Body Support Group Network, USA
100. Positive Women’s Network USA, USA
101. Presbyterian AIDS Network, USA
102. Pride Equality, Sierra Leone
103. Pro Health Initiative, Nigeria
104. Professionals in Pride Kenya (PPK), Kenya
105. Project Inform, USA
106. PT Foundation, Malaysia
107. Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Research on AIDS, Puerto Rico
108. Queer Alliance Nigeria, Nigeria
109. QUEEROCRACY, USA
110. Rainbow Community Kampuceah, Cambodia
111. Rainbow Sunrise Mapambazuko, DR Congo
112. San Antonio AIDS Foundation, USA
113. San Francisco AIDS Foundation, USA
114. SEA-AIDS (Asia Pacific eForum on HIV), India
115. SIBALT, Russia
116. SID’ADO, Cameroon
117. Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), Guyana
118. SOMOSGAY, Paraguay
119. START at Westminster, USA
120. Stichting AidsCare, The Netherlands
121. Tamba Pwani, Kenya
122. Tanzania Sisi Kwa Sisi Foundation, Tanzania
123. Terrence Higgins Trust, UK
124. Test Positive Aware Network, USA
125. The Initiative for Equal Rights, Nigeria
126. The Mpowerment Project, USA
127. The Yes Yes Company Ltd, UK
128. Total Health Empowerment and Development (THEDI), Nigeria
129. Treatment Action Group, USA
130. Trigg Laboratories, Inc., USA
131. Uganda Health and Science Press Association, Uganda
132. UNITED AND STRONG INC, Saint Lucia
133. Vivir. Participacion, Incidencia y Transparencia, A.C., Mexico
134. Vote For Health Campaign, India
135. We For Civil Equality NGO, Armenia
136. William Way LGBT Community Center, USA
137. Womenplus Against TB and HIV in Kenya, Kenya
138. Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, USA
139. World AIDS Forum, Australia
140. Youth Voices Count, Thailand
INDIVIDUAL endorsements as of 3/12/13
1. Adam Fairris, UK
2. Ako Cyriaque Yapo, Senegal
3. Alan Johnson, USA
4. Alapini Max, Benin
5. Alberto Abello, USA
6. Alex Carballo-Dieguez, USA
7. Alicia Gauvin, USA
8. Allison Boyd, USA
9. Amoussou Damien, Togo
10. Andrew Reynolds, USA
11. Ann Jones, USA
12. Ann Joseph, USA
13. Anna Forbes, MSS, USA
14. Anna Saeger, USA
15. Anne Lehocky, USA
16. Antonio Gonzalez, USA
17. Arick Buckles, United States
18. Ben Bavinton, Australia
19. Ben Clapham, USA
20. Bertram Johnson, United States
21. Beth Galaska Burzuk, USA
22. Bi Petex, Uganda
23. Bisi Alimi, United Kingdom
24. Blake Smith, UK
25. Bobby Ramakant, India
26. Brian Kanyemba, South Africa
27. Brian M. Green, USA
28. Brian White, South Africa
29. Briana Morgan, United States
30. Brooke Willis, USA
31. Butch McKay, USA
32. Cameron Wolf, USA
33. Caren Kirkland, USA
34. Carlos Vela, Peru
35. Carrie E .Foote, USA
36. Cassandra Warren, USA
37. Cassie Bayside, Australia
38. Celina Londono, USA
39. Champion Phiri, South Africa
40. Chanthorn Phorng, Cambodia
41. Charlene Dezzutti, USA
42. Charles, Uganda
43. Chheav Aphyra, Cambodia
44. Chiranjivi Amgai, Nepal
45. Chris Bartlett, USA
46. Christian Rumu, United States
47. Christopher B. Duerkes, USA
48. Clare Collins, USA
49. Collins Seymah Smith, Ghana
50. Cory Silverberg, Canada
51. Courtney McCrellias, USA
52. Dahlia Ferlito, USA
53. Dan Kilbane, USA
54. Dana Loxley, Australia
55. Dana Nelson, USA
56. Dana Nelson, USA
57. Daniel MacDonald, USA
58. Daramola Christianah, Nigeria
59. Darrel Johnson, United States
60. David Acosta, USA
61. David G Ostrow, USA
62. David Kuria, Kenya
63. David Phillips, USA
64. Deb Tolenaar, USA
65. Deirdre Grant, USA
66. Denis Efremov, Russia
67. Derrick Mapp, USA
68. Don Pults, USA
69. Donald MacIver, USA
70. Donn Colby, Vietnam
71. Doug Brown, UK
72. Doug McColeman, Canada
73. Douglas Masinde, Kenya
74. Douglas Warzyn, USA
75. Douomong Yotta Serge, Cameroon
76. Dr Stuart Koe, Singapore
77. Dr. Michael W. Plankey, USA
78. Dredge Kang, USA
79. Drew Nannini, United States
80. Duncan Japhta Khothatso Moeketse, South Africa
81. Durueke Florita, Nigeria
82. Dustin Kight, USA
83. Ed Wolf, USA
84. Edie O’Connor, United States
85. Edward Fuchs, USA
86. Edward Iwanicki, USA
87. Eniko Akom, USA
88. Eric Arnold Fopossi, Cameroon
89. Eric Evans, USA
90. Eric M Glare, Australia
91. Erich Schneider Ormeño, Peru
92. Erik Libey, USA
93. Erik Streeter, United States
94. Erik Streeter, USA
95. Ernest MOSEKI, Botswana
96. Eva Westley, United States
97. Fiona Hale, UK
98. Gail Broder, USA
99. Garland Wood, USA
100. Garry Brough, UK
101. Gary Paul Wright, USA
102. Gbekou, Togo
103. Gennady Roshchupkin, Russia
104. George Kerr, USA
105. George Miller-Zauner, USA
106. George Pappas, USA
107. George Pappas, USA
108. George Reginald Freeman, Sierra Leone
109. George Victor O, Kenya
110. Georges S., Togo
111. Gerard Nkundimana, Rwanda
112. Gina Brown, USA
113. Glenn Kornblum, USA
114. Gregg Kimball, USA
115. Hanna Hjord, USA
116. Hannah Graves, Canada
117. Heidi Wesbrock, USA
118. Helen, USA
119. Henrieese Roberts, USA
120. Hugo Dann, Canada
121. Ian Lemieux, US
122. Ivan Cruickshank, Jamaica
123. J. Jeff McConnell, USA
124. Jace Dyckman, USA
125. Jack Cox, USA
126. Jade Patten, USA
127. James Carrington, United States
128. James Komar, United States
129. Jamie Roberts, USA
130. Jamie Sims, USA
131. Jason Jacobs, USA
132. Jason King , USA
133. Jean-Michel Brevelle, USA
134. Jeffrey Pope, USA
135. Jennifer A. Hawley, USA
136. Jeremy Kwan, Malaysia
137. Jerome Galea, USA
138. Jeton Ademaj, USA
139. Jim Eigo, USA
140. Jim Merrell, USA
141. Jim Pickett, USA
142. John Andrews, USA
143. John Hamiga, USA
144. John Kashiha, Tanzania
145. John McAllister, Botswana
146. John Peller, USA
147. Jorge Gutierrez, USA
148. Jorge Yon, Peru
149. Joseph Alfano, USA
150. Joseph Walker, USA
151. Joyce Hunter, USA
152. Jules Eloundou Atamba, Cameroon
153. Julian Sanjivan, USA
154. Julie Davids, United States
155. Kadiri Audu, Nigeria
156. Karen Creary, USA
157. Karon Stephen, France
158. Kasha Jacqueline, Uganda
159. Kate Alexander, USA
160. Kate Morrow, USA
161. Kay Marshall, USA
162. Kees Rümke, The Netherlands
163. Keith Gereffi, USA
164. Kennedy Otieno Olango, Kenya
165. Kenny, USA
166. Kent Klindera, United States
167. Kevin DeLuca, USA
168. Kevin McKenzie, USA
169. Kieta D. Mutepfa, USA
170. Krishna Stone, USA
171. Kyon Saucier, USA
172. Larry Baxter, Canada
173. Laurel Sprague, United States
174. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, India
175. Leo Schenk, The Netherlands
176. Lillibeth Gonzalez, USA
177. Linda Watson, Canada
178. Loren Jones, United States
179. Luis Galarza, Ecuador
180. Mac-Darling Cobbinah, Ghana
181. Maheswar Satpathy, Australia
182. Marc-André LeBlanc, Canada
183. Marcelo Maia, USA
184. Marie Camacho, USA
185. Marie Omorodion, USA
186. Mark Hubbard, USA
187. Mark Ing, USA
188. Mark S. King, USA
189. Marlon Woodward, USA
190. Martha Tholanah, Zimbabwe
191. Mary Brewster, United States
192. Mathew Rodriguez, USA
193. Matt Bray, USA
194. Matthew Franck, USA
195. Matthew Franck, USA
196. Matthew Rose, USA
197. Matthew Vaughan, Thailand
198. Melanie A Reese, USA
199. Michael Louella , USA
200. Michael Luciano, USA
201. Michael Moore, USA
202. Michael Trigg, USA
203. Mike Kennedy, Australia
204. Mike Peters, USA
205. Mombunza Azuba, DR CONGO
206. Monique Newell, USA
207. Morenike Ukpong, Nigeria
208. Muriel Visser, France
209. Mykaila Ostrom, USA
210. N. Nash, USA
211. Naigaga Lillian Mutengu, Uganda
212. Nathan Solomon, USA
213. Nicholas Bates, Australia
214. Nnamani Ikechukwu Sammy, Nigeria
215. Olumide Makanjuola, Nigeria
216. Omullo Paul, Kenya
217. Orbit Clanton, USA
218. Otis Richardson, USA
219. Patricia Segura, Peru
220. Patrick French, USA
221. Paul Causey, Thailand
222. Pedro Goicochea, USA
223. Penny DeNoble, USA
224. Pham Thi Hanh Van, Vietnam
225. Phillis Washington, USA
226. Pilot Mathambo, Botswana
227. Prince N. Bahati, Kenya
228. Ramon Nunez III, USA
229. Rebecca Giguere, USA
230. Remigus Emodi, Nigeria
231. Rev. Charles Straight, USA
232. Ricardo Jimenez, USA
233. Richard Coover, USA
234. Rita Lisa Labbett, US
235. Robert Aponte, USA
236. Robert Birch, Canada
237. Roger Cunha, USA
238. Roger Pebody, UK
239. Roger Prasad, Canada
240. Roger Tatoud, UK
241. Roy Wadia, India
242. Rukia Ahmed, Kenya
243. S. Wakefield, USA
244. Santiago Palomino, Peru
245. Sasha Gear, South Africa
246. Scot More, USA
247. Scott Robertson, Zambia
248. Sedar, Benin
249. Sergio Farfan, USA
250. Shawn Decker, United States
251. Shayna Buhler, Canada
252. Shreena, India
253. Sibusiso, South Africa
254. Simon Odiwuor , Kenya
255. Siobhan Fee, UK
256. Solomon, Kenya
257. Srun Srorn, Cambodia
258. Steave Nemande, Cameroon
259. Stephen Karpiak PhD, United States
260. Stephen McGill, Liberia
261. Stephen Miller-Zauner, USA
262. Steve Miralles, Peru
263. Stuart Koe, Singapore
264. Sue Saltmarsh, USA
265. Suman Nepal, Nepal
266. Suraj Madoori, USA
267. Susan Forrest, USA
268. Susan Lloyd Yolen, USA
269. Susie Hoffman, USA
270. Sylvie Rouby, France
271. Tendai F Mbengeranwa Mhaka, Zimbabwe
272. Terence Roethlein, United States
273. Teresa Springer, USA
274. TG Green, USA
275. Thandi Maluka, South Africa
276. Theresa Rubin, USA
277. Thomas Haig, Canada
278. Tiedjou Joseph Achille, Cameroon
279. Timothy Frasca, USA
280. Timothy Kee, United States
281. Titcha Ho, USA
282. Trevor Pearson, USA
283. TUNG DUY BUI, Thailand
284. Udom Likhitwonnawut, Thailand
285. Victor Rollins, Bahamas
286. Wanda Brendle-Moss, USA
287. Wanda Commander, USA
288. Will Wilson, USA
289. William Booth, Canada
290. Wolf Graf, Australia
291. Yolanda, USA
292. Zoe Duby, South Africa
293. Zoran Dominkovic, Croatia
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