Every person deserves to live a life where they are free to be themselves. This Pride Month, the Free To Be U campaign made its way to this year’s Pride Festival in the Philippines “Love Laban 2 Everyone” through a booth dedicated to HIV awareness. The event was held at Quezon City Memorial Circle last June 22, 2024, Saturday.
Free To Be U is an initiative brought together by Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC Philippines), a project supported by the President of the United States’ Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) implemented by FHI360. Its Pride booth aimed to destigmatize HIV and encourage HIV prevention, testing, and treatment through QuickRes.org, an online appointment booking system that makes these services safer and more accessible. Pride marchers and attendees were invited to learn more about HIV through booth games, take home resources and HIV awareness materials like flyers, and book their QuickRes.org health appointments through a provided QR code.
