Please join the Utah Pride Center's HIV Prevention Team for the following events to commemorate Worlds AIDS Day on December 1st.
No One's Stigma: A night of Spoken Word
The Utah Pride Center's HIV Prevention Team, Sugarhouse Coffee and Planned Parenthood of Utah Teen Council present a World AIDS Day Open Mic to fight back against stigma and empower our community through creative expression. Are you a bad ass MC? Do you have a story to tell? Are you over HIV/AIDS stigma? We need every voice we can get to speak out against stigma. The work doesn't end at World AIDS Day, but this is a powerful opportunity to engage in a movement that impacts ALL OF US. After we are done ripping the stage, we will come together for a candlelight vigil to honor those we have lost. If you are interested in performing, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or via Facebook.
When: December 1st from 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Where: Sugarhouse Coffee, 1100 East 2100 South, Salt Lake City
Free HIV Testing!
In addition to the regular weekly HIV Testing, the Prevention Team and the Utah Department of Health will be hosting free HIV testing at Westminster College.
When: November 29th from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: Westminster College, SHAW Building (Cafeteria), 1804 South 1300 East
For the regular HIV Testing days and times, check out our calendar.
Film Screening & Panel Discussion, Longtime Companion
In honor of World AIDS Day, please join the Salt Lake Public Library, Salt Lake Valley Health Department, and the Utah Pride Center for a balloon release to acknowledge those infected with HIV and to make a pledge to protect one's own health. This will be followed by a screening of the film, Longtime Companion, followed by a panel discussion. For more information, check out the Facebook event.
When: Friday, December 2nd from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Salt Lake City Public Library, 200 East 400 South
From IMDB: "Perhaps the first filme to put a human face on the AIDS epidemic, Longtime Companion follows the lives of a small circle of friends from the first mention of the disease in the New York Times in 1981. First referred to as "Gay-Related-Immune-Disorder," we watch the effect of the disease as it devestates the lives of our protagonists. Jumping between Manhattan and Fire Island, vignettes carry us from the it-couldn't-happen-to-me mentality of the early days of the disease to the invasive effect it has had on all of our lives, today. The title of the film comes from the New York Times' refusal to acknowledge same-sex relationships in their obituary section during this period. Instead, survivors were referred to as 'Longtime Companions' of the deceased."
In addition to the events listed above, Utah State University's Center for Women and Gender is hosting numerous events surrounding The AIDS Memorial Quilt by the NAMES Project Foundation. Download the poster for these events here.
August 16, 2011 | 5pm - 7pm | Utah Pride Center, Multipurpose Room
Regional Director Marguerite Salazar will be doing a presentation/answering your questions on the Affordable Care Act and the National HIV Prevention Strategy. This is a great opportunity to learn about health care and what the Affordable Care Act means to you. This is a free event and is open to the community. We are really excited to have the Regional Director here with us to talk about these important issues.
If you have any questions please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at 801-539-8800 x23.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 31, 2011
Contact: Lily Rodriguez (
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Salt Lake City, UT: On April 2, the Utah Pride Center, a grantee of the Utah Department of Health, will begin offering free HIV testing the first and third Saturdays of every month from 11A–3P, in addition to its regularly scheduled test site on the second and forth Wednesdays from 5-7P.
“This is a monumental step not only for the Utah Pride Center, but for the community at large because there will now be an agency offering free, confidential HIV tests on weekends in the Salt Lake Valley,” said Lily Rodriguez, Utah Pride Center HIV Prevention and Education Coordinator. “Expanding our testing to accommodate a growing number of community members who use our services is a dream come true. We are proud to be here when our community needs us most.”
The Utah Pride Center HIV Prevention Team looks forward to offering testing on a soon-to-be weekly basis providing more opportunities for members of Utah’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally community to free and confidential testing.
The Prevention Team has made significant progress in both bettering and expanding our HIV prevention work, and hopes in the future to include free testing for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and eventually Syphilis as rates of infection rise and risks are heightened within the LGBTQ community.
The Utah Pride Center’s HIV test site is located in its Middle Meeting Room (355 N 300 W) and is open to everyone. No appointments necessary.
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Free and confidential HIV testing and counseling occurs weekly.
Test Site Schedule
- Every Wednesday from 5-7P in the Middle Meeting Room
- First Saturday of every month from 12:30-3P in the Middle Meeting Room
Results in 20 minutes. Come refill your condom bowl with lip-smacking goodies- free condoms, lube and dental dams available.
