In a article dated July 29, 2010, reporter Jessica Gresko talks with TWC outreach worker Charlene Cotton about the new female condom. The article entitled "DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic" explores the efforts of groups like TWC that are conducting intensive outreach and education on the FC2.

Excerpt from the article on the Daily Record.com:

"WASHINGTON -- Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared." She asks: "Have you heard of the female condom?" Then, to show how it works, she picks up her demonstration kit - a condom and anatomical models. It's a seemingly awkward conversation to have on a city street, but Cotton isn't embarrassed. She's part of a citywide effort to promote female condoms in the hope they can help stop the spread of HIV in Washington, which has one of the highest infection rates in the country.

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