Yearly Archives: 2015

Break out your ugly sweater, throw another log on the fire, and pour yourself a mug of eggnog because the holidays are here, and it’s time to celebrate! The end-of-year holidays are an especially social time for Americans; there are parents to visit, gifts to exchange, and a Santa’s sled […]

Women, Condoms, and Holiday Parties

December 19, 2015 in Condoms tagged Condom / Condoms / safe sex

December 1st is a day set aside to increase awareness about HIV and to encourage people to get tested and treated for HIV. This year, World AIDS Day falls on #GivingTuesday, which is a global day of giving. Hopefully you did not spend all of your money on Black Friday and […]

World AIDS Day and Giving Tuesday

December 1, 2015 in HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex Ed tagged Giving Tuesday / HIV / sex / SexED / STD / STDs / Testing / WAD / World AIDS Day / Youth

We explored how sex changes relationships but when I saw Buzzfeed’s “What I Wish Someone Told Me About Having Sex” by Daysha Edewi I realized that there are lasting impacts of sex that are rarely talked about. Sex is physical but very emotional. We warn about the consequences of unprotected sex […]

Sex: The Emotional Side

October 28, 2015 in Relationships / Sex tagged Dating / Hook Ups / Mental Health / One Night Stand / Partner / Partners / relationships / self esteem / sex / SexED / STDs

My condom broke, what now? It is so cool that you used a condom! Unfortunately, it broke. Just because it broke, does not mean that you should give up on condoms, there might have been some other factors that caused this. Condoms are not indestructible, they can tear or rip. […]

Condom Broke! What Now?

October 15, 2015 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex / Sex Ed tagged AIDS / Condom / Condoms / Education / HIV / lube / PEP / safe sex / safety / sex / sex positive / SexED / STDs / use condoms / Youth

When the sun starts to poke it’s head out and the temperature starts to head into the 70s, 80s, 90s and in some places like Sacramento, the temp goes into the 100s, we start to get “Summer Ready”. What does it mean to be “Summer Ready”? Do we have to […]

Summer Ready

July 15, 2015 in Peer Pressure / Self Love tagged 4th of July / Body Image / Community / Dating / Health / Mental Health / Peer Pressure / self love / Summer / Summer Ready / Youth

I got the chance to talk to an awesome 5th grader about his experience in his first Sex Ed class. I wanted to see what they talked about to 5th graders and some of his experiences and expectations. I will respect his privacy and his name, along with his parents’ […]

Sex Ed: 5th Grade Edition

May 28, 2015 in Sex Ed tagged Body Image / Boys / Education / Girls / school / sex / sex positive / SexED / Youth

We are going to be talking about putting your tongue by your cheeks…the other cheeks 🙂 We’re talking about anilingus. But what is anilingus? Well, simply put, it is when you use your mouth or tongue to sexually stimulate your partner’s anus or butt. You may have heard it as […]

Tongue and Cheek

May 14, 2015 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Relationships / Sex / Sexuality tagged AIDS / Anal Sex / Condom / Condoms / HIV / Oral Sex / safe sex / safety / sex / sex positive / STDs

HIV/AIDS affects us all, including youth. Many youth are unaware about their risks and many do not have access to testing sites or places that offer free condoms. I found this to be a problem when I was 15 years old. I knew nothing about HIV but for some reason […]

#NYHAAD – Encouraging Youth to Get Involved

April 10, 2015 in HIV and STIs / LGBTQ / Outreach / Prevention tagged advocacy / advocate / HIV / National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day / NYHAAD / Outreach / Prevention / STD / Youth