Naked Verner fights against AIDS.
Figure skater Tomas Verner has decided to promote awareness in the fight against AIDS has become one of the faces of the project Art for Life. Because literally put her body and photographer Nguyen Phuong Thao made a series of acts.
"Education and prevention is the best thing we can do. I do not think everyone is well informed about HIV infection and to protect someone in the future is always a good step," said the skater to why he decided to support the project. He admits himself that in his fifteen years did not have enough information about the disease.
And if the skaters talk about AIDS, an insidious disease? "It's a little more taboo. This illness does not choose you, not according to the sport, not according to race, but by how we behave and how to take care of themselves. I would not want to throw the skater with the same brush. It is known that this disease is more widespread among gay men. Of course, we have between homosexuals, but it can infect anyone, and this is not an exceptional figure skating, it's like any other sport, "says Tomas Verner, a former friend of the singer Lucia Vondráčková.
A young figure skater test for AIDS alone graduated. "It happened to me an incident when I was through sexual intercourse did not use protection and I was scared. Finally, the test was negative. I think it was ahead of everyone to do the test and actually protect their future partners," he said, by waiting the outcome was not pleasant at all. "Fear is always there. I will do everything possible to not have to undergo another test."
Project Art for Life 2011, except for Tomas Verner, also attended by David Kraus, Anna Polívková actress, singer and actor Bara Basikova Ivan Trojan. "With the support of the project did not hesitate, even in the Czech Republic's HIV / AIDS, very little, mentioned earlier. We believe that we are the other celebrities will help to change as soon as possible," said one of the project creators Luke Marszalek.
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I hope the rest of the photo shoot comes out. And Happy Birthday Tomas!