Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - International Condom Day has been celebrated on February 14 since 2009, thanks to an initiative proposed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the Los Angeles-based non-profit that provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 866,620 people in 39 countries.

As in years past, SETAC - Puerto Vallarta's HIV/AIDS Community Center, will commemorate International Condom Day with a series of activities.

Monday, February 12 at 7 pm
Film and Discussion: Dallas Buyers Club
This 2015 movie is based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug taking, women loving, homophobic man who, in 1986 was diagnosed with full blown HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live. He started taking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AZT, the only legal drug available in the U.S, which brought him to the brink of death. Presented in English with Spanish subtitles.
LOCATION: SETAC Community Center, Aldanaca 178 Esq. Viena, Int. 4A, Colonia Versalles
For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

Wednesday, February 14 from 4-7 pm • Acepta el Reto (Accept the Challenge)
This year, SETAC will install an information module where condoms will be distributed free of charge. In addition, locals will have to opportunity to learn about SETAC and the activities that take place at its Community Center.
LOCATION: Malecon by the lighthouse (corner of Morelos and Galeana Sts.)
For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

Thursday, February 15 from 6-7:30 pm • ¡Atrévete a Decirlo! (I Dare You to Say It!)
I Dare You to Say It! Is a Spanish discussion group in which Vallarta-based sexual education professionals are invited to moderate a forum in which any member of our community can share their sexuality-related concerns in a safe, friendly environment. Our featured guest this month will be Psychologist and Family Therapist, Lucina Leon Uribe.
LOCATION: SETAC Community Center, Aldanaca 178 Esq. Viena, Int. 4A, Colonia Versalles
For more information, visit the Facebook event page.

The purpose of the SETAC Community Center, located at Aldanaca 178, 4A & 4B, in the Colonia Versalles of neighborhood of Puerto Vallarta, is to provide essential services to the community, including physical and mental health treatment, referrals, and education in an atmosphere of safety, free from discrimination. For more information, please follow SETAC on Facebook, visit the website, call (322) 224-1974 or email contacto(at)setac.com.mx.

Click HERE to learn more about Centro Comunitario SETAC.