He has joined the MAPP staff to coordinate and organize the newly formed group, La Comunidad, targeted at Latino Gay Men in the Detroit and Metro Area. The group formed in October to provide meeting space, support groups, HIV prevention, and social activities. Mike Flores, a native Texan and a student at the University of Detroit Mercy, adds another element to MAPP s new focus on educating and uniting the growing Gay Latino Community. Mike s motto is Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift .
We will certainly see new and exciting things from the Gay Latino Community. The non-profit HIV education organization has distributed thousands of urinal mats printed with the message, Man s Other Best Friend. Use a Condom. The mats were distributed free to dozens of bars and restaurants in Michigan as part of a project funded by the Michigan Department of Community Health. Establishments receiving the urinal mats include The Groove Room in Royal Oak, Cobalt in Ferndale, Backstreet in Detroit, Brothers Bar in Kalamazoo, Paradise in Lansing, and Diversions in Grand Rapids.