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Mac Foundation: Hiv Aids

Sexual Freedom Dept: As they apply eye shadow, lipstick and Mac foundation to cover their handsome, manly features, the two men, both from Mexico, whisper and chuckle in their mother tongue, according to The Star. The young men also from Colombia and Ecuador are participants in the Mano en Mano program, a four-week life skills course designed to help gay Latinos, mostly immigrants, deal with adjustment issues while exploring the sexual freedom they never before had, as part of HIV/AIDS intervention and with bulky luggage in tow, Juan Antonio Nunez and Herberth Menendez gracefully take a seat at a meeting table and lay out their mirrors, makeup kits, wigs and size-10 stilettos. This tiny space at the Centre for Spanish-Speaking Peoples in Toronto s gay village at Wellesley and Church Sts. makes them feel at home a far more welcoming place than the homes they fled in Latin America. As reported in the news.
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