There are a lot of adjectives you can use to describe Lady Gaga. But I bet if you were to make a list of them that “activist” wouldn’t be on it; but that is, perhaps, one of the best ways to describe her. Having actively proven herself as an advocate for LGBT (aka Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) rights, she is adding HIV education to her extensive charity repertoire. However HIV education is quite a broad and extensive cause so Gaga has zoned in on what’s dear to her heart: educating women and encouraging frequent HIV testing. She has teamed up with M.A.C cosmetics to raise much needed funds. What are they selling? Why lipstick of course!

Cyndi Lauper and Lady Gaga / photo c/o MAC AIDS Fund

What does Gaga want women to know about HIV? “This is not a gay disease, this is a disease plaguing women. And I just want to clarify that. Because I think that’s the very sort of pre-assumption, that women aren’t getting tested and allowing negotiations to go on in the bedroom and are not putting their foot down.”

As an avid fan of popping pink lips, I plan to buy a lipstick (or five.) Put it on before a date or a night on the town, should you end up in somebody’s bed, it won’t be hard to protect yourself. The reminder will be on your luscious lips!

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This post is by our resident blogger Carina Kolodny

Carina Kolodny is a writer and expert coffee shop loiterer based out of NYC. When not writing (or loitering) she can usually be found traveling the world or jumping out of airplanes. She became interested in HIV education while working with the Red Cross in Fiji. This was an enriching though terrifying experience as she hates snakes almost as much as she hates grammar. She counts Fiji, Cuba and Tanzania as second homes and strongly believes in the power of self love and red lipstick.