Seattle Goes Red for World AIDS Day

Invented holidays are mostly kind of a cheap gimmick, but we like to recognize World AIDS Day because it's always worth raising awareness about a deadly disease that often most affects those least prepared to deal with it. The Space Needle will go red today, Starbucks has all kinds of crazy promotions, Project RED wants to make sure no babies are born with HIV by 2015. There are many ways to celebrate the day—make your own AIDS Day poster, change your profile pic, watch a video or buy some Starbucks to give 5 cents to (RED), attend a Hard Rock benefit for Dunshee House—but probably the most important action you can take is to protect yourself and get tested. Free HIV testing is available in Seattle at: