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Three days ago was World AIDS Day and the whole world was bringing awareness, celebrating where we have come and remembering those we have lost. HIV is affecting us all and we need to make sure that we have an AIDS-free generation. What does it take? It takes everyone to […]

World AIDS Day

December 4, 2013 in HIV and STIs / Outreach / Prevention tagged Activism / Condoms / Friends / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / Outreach / Parents / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / Prevention / safe sex / safety / STDs / Testing / WAD / WAD2013 / World AIDS Day / Youth

What are you thankful for? It has been awhile since we last posted but we do want to give a great big “thank you” to everyone who has helped SacPOP reach out to various people in the Sacramento community. We have made a huge impact in Sacramento and we want […]

Being Thankful

November 27, 2013 in Outreach tagged Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Partner / Partners / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / Testing / Youth / YPE

This has been a great year for our Youth Peer Educators! We have reached out to various populations and encouraged many youth to get tested for HIV and STDs. They have been such a great group of youth to work with and they all made a difference in helping with […]

Thank you to the 2013 Youth Peer Educators!

November 1, 2013 in HIV and STIs / Outreach / Prevention tagged Ask Us / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Peer / Peers / POP This! / safety / STDs / Youth / YPE

Hello Everyone! SacPOP is hosting one last party for this year at Shenanigans in downtown Sacramento! There will be tons of giveaways and even gift cards to the first 30 people to get tested. It is important to know your status! See you all tonight, we will be there […]

Nightmare on J Street

October 29, 2013 in Outreach tagged African American / Condoms / Get Tested / Hispanic / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Party / Partying / Youth / YPE

Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD)! “In 2003, NLAAD was established in response to the impact of HIV and AIDS on Hispanic/Latino communities nationwide, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. NLAAD is a national community mobilization and social marketing campaign that unites the Hispanic/Latino […]

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

October 15, 2013 in Outreach tagged AIDS / Condoms / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / National Latino AIDS Awareness Day / NLAAD / Outreach / Party / Partying / Prevention / Youth

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and because of that The Youth Peer Educators were asked: Abuse can come in many forms such as physical, psychological, sexual or verbal. Have you or anyone that you know of been in an abusive relationship? If so, what was that like for you or […]

POP This! – Domestic Violence

October 3, 2013 in Relationships tagged Abuse / Boys / Domestic Violence / Girls / LGBT / Love / Men / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / relationships / sex / Women

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: If you or a friend has ever had an STD or HIV, what was that like for you or them? Hello, my name is anonymous. Why do I refuse to give my name? Because I recently learned that being embarrassed, blushing, romance, and […]

POP This! – I got an STD

September 27, 2013 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Relationships / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condom / Dating / HIV / POP This! / relationships / sex / STDs / Teens / Youth / YPE

There are so many types of condoms that you can use. There are ribbed, studded, thin, flavored, glow in the dark, snug fit, larger fit, scented, latex or non-latex and there are colorful ones as well! Don’t forget about the female condoms, they can also help protect you. Which condom is […]

POP This! – If I were a condom…

September 24, 2013 in Condoms tagged Ask Us / Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBTQ / lube / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / STDs / Youth / YPE

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: If you had a one night stand, what was that like and is there anything that you would do differently? Or what are some tips to give people to make sure they stay safe if they do have a one night stand. One night […]

POP This! – One Night Stands

August 28, 2013 in Condoms / Prevention / Sex tagged alcohol / Ask Us / Clubbing / Condoms / HIV / Hook Ups / LGBTQ / One Night Stand / Partner / Partners / Partying / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / sex / YPE

What does Sacramento know about HIV? Check out our video and find out! SacPOP Word-On-the-Street: Banana Festival 2013 We interviewed the public at the Banana Festival in August of 2013 about what they knew about HIV!

SacPOP Word on the Street: Banana Festival 2013

August 21, 2013 in Outreach / Prevention / Sex / Sex Ed tagged Community / Education / HIV / Outreach / sex / SexED / Transmission / Youth

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: Do you feel that sex changes relationships? If so or if not, why? I do feel that sex changes relationships. When people who are looking for a serious relationship and have sex, they see it as more of a bond and begin to feel […]

POP This! – Sexy Relationships

August 16, 2013 in LGBTQ / Relationships / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condoms / First Time / Friends / Get Tested / HIV / LGBTQ / lube / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / POP This! / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / Youth / YPE

Many people do not know who they are dating when they are trying to hook up online. What if you went on a date and found out that you were dating a STD? That might make dating and hook-ups a bit easier but of course, it does not work […]

Dating STDs

August 8, 2013 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex / Sex Ed tagged Ask Us / Condoms / Dating / Get Tested / HIV / Internet / Outreach / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / Testing / Youth / YPE