1. Responsible and safer places where men have sex with men.… Everywhere A European Methodological Model of HIV Prevention in Men who have Sex with Men (MSM): Everywhere The Everywhere Project is co-funded by the European Commission (Executive Agency for Health and Consumers) Everywhere Progress and Update from – ANLAIDS Sez. Lombarda, Italy Carmine Falanga

2. Activities Done/ Processes engaged with Collecting data and information about EVERYWHERE targeted venues in Lombardy Region Interviews to businesses, travel agencies and night venues (Social Mediator) + Report 1 Press release 2 Social Mediators have been trained Oral presentation +Poster: XXIII National Congress on AIDS and related Syndromes; 1st International meeting of Alpe Adria on Migration and HIV; Venice, 18th - 20th November 2009 Engagement of a collaboration with Cristian Trivellato (manager of “Depot Milano” www.depotmilano.com)www.depotmilano.com Engagement of a collaboration with “ARCIGAY”

3. Challenges Faced Involvement of business men in EVERYWHERE (in Italy there is a great distrust and a low appeal towards any initiative about HIV prevention) To guarantee the project continuation after EVERYWHERE ending To catch the attention of the PAs with the aim to guarantee the project continuation

4. Challenges Anticipated Project continuation: my Association will assure the project continuation (will provide condoms, lubes and informative material to the clubs that will join Everywhere

5. Issues to focus on Project continuation...How to guarantee it? Prevention materials: Development of material in collaboration with business men! How to involve the PAs in the project implementation?

6. The Italian situation Sex in public venues is illegal Sex in private venues is legal There are in Italy 67 sex venues! These venues are not illegal because they are members of ARCIGAY....in these way the venues are not public but private venues.... only the members can enter in this clubs! But if the police or local health authorities “visit” them they are empowered to close for prostitution exploitation