�Condom Fairy� is a hit at Halloween dance

by Kytara Epps

Berea, Ohio--Baldwin-Wallace College was chosen by Amplify as a Safe Site for fall 2010 as part of their Great American Condom Campaign.

The student group Allies made 500 condoms and safe sex literature available during the Annual Allies/Mid-Night Madness Halloween Dance on October 28. The theme of the dance was �Enchanted Forest� and the �Condom Fairy� throughout the night distributed condoms.

Allies is the Baldwin-Wallace on-campus organization for straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students to come together in an accepting, open environment designed to discuss topics directly related to both the gay and straight communities. Allies promotes the acceptance of all minorities on campus and works to fight discrimination by educating others on the issues challenging the gay community. These issues profoundly affect the general preservation of human worth and dignity. Gay people and straight supporters often encounter problems of stigmatization, prejudice, discrimination, and violence. Allies works to diminish stereotypes and misconceptions directly related to sexual orientation. Its goal is the promotion of peace and acceptance in all-human relations.

The Great American Condom Campaign is a youth-led movement to make the U.S. a sexually healthy nation. Each year, GACC members give out 1,000,000 Trojan condoms on college campuses across the United States, educate their peers about sexual health, and organize to improve the policies that affect young people's health and lives.

Kytara Epps is a student writer in the Office of College Relations at Baldwin-Wallace College.