The STD Awareness Ribbon is the brain child of many members of an online STD Support Group called Picking up the Pieces.

Many people wanted to increase awareness and because of the lack of campaigns that were available, one person suggested that we develop our own ribbon like those you see on cars supporting our troops and Breast Cancer.

Because most colors were taken in support of other causes, it was decided that STD’s span across so many people, cultures, religions, races and ages, we decided to encompass everyone into one tie-dyed ribbon highlighting the diversity through which STD’s span.  With orange and green being the prominent colors.

Orange stands for cultural diversity

Green stands for depression – a phase many who are diagnosed with an STD go through.

Dark Blue is the victim’s rights and free speech ribbon

Purple support domestic violence awareness

It is a combination of these colors that were lovingly placed into the STD Awareness Ribbon design by a wonderful graphic artist named Pat of Pat’s Web Graphics.

With one email asking that she take her masterful skills and create a ribbon in support of our efforts, Pat responded with this beautiful ribbon that we hope will become a national symbol that not only increases awareness, but provides an avenue to support and information for many people are likely living in silence and we hope it becomes a beginning for the abolishment of the social stigma’s that plague our society.

The STD Awareness Ribbon was officially born on March 25, 2005 as the brain child of members and visitors to Herpesonline, STD's for Dummies, Yoshi2me, Picking up the Pieces and various other sites you'll find listed within those mentioned here.

Because No One Is As Good As All Of Us

If you would like to help stand in support of STD Awareness even if for the month of April, please drop us an email with the site linking back.  We are going to be making a list of all of our online supporters as a thank you as well as a resource for adding visitors to your sites.