Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be helping gay men to Be Confident and Be Covered by distributing 80,000 free condoms and lube at this year's London Pride.

Official Pride Condom packs sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Confident Condoms will be given out in the run up to Pride by THT's outreach team (LADS) and Camden PCT’s gay men’s outreach project (CLASH).

The 80,000 free condoms for London Pride will supplement the Freedoms condom distribution scheme that already provides over a million free condoms to gay bars across London each year.

Will Nutland, Head of Health Promotion at Terrence Higgins Trust said: "Terrence Higgins Trust wants to support Pride visitors and gay Londoners to have safer sex during Pride by making sure that there are plenty of condom packs available in bars, clubs and sex venues.”

Jason Pollock, Chief Executive of Pride London said: "Visitors from across the world will be coming to Pride and we are delighted to be supporting the health of gay men with the Official Pride condom pack".

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Notes to editors

• Confident condoms are made by Britannia Medicare
• Ford Motor Company is sponsoring THT's Pride activities in London
• Freedoms free condom distribution scheme is provided by CLASH (Camden PCT’s outreach project for gay and bisexual men in Soho) and Terrence Higgins Trust. It is funded by Primary Care Trusts across London as part of London Gay Men's HIV Prevention Partnership.
• Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services to over 50,000 people a year. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual health.