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The Youth Peer Educators were asked: Tell me how lube can help you or give some pros and cons about lube. Let us know what you think. Have you ever used lube when having sex? No? You should give it a try! Lube is a great way to help […]

POP This! – Lube 101

July 31, 2013 in Prevention / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condoms / HIV / lube / POP This! / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / STDs

Don’t forget to use condoms when having sex! Protect yourself and your partners from anything that you may not want like a STD, HIV or even pregnancy. ALWAYS check the expiration date and NEVER open it with your teeth – just your hands. Make sure you pinch the tip of the […]

Happy Hump Day

July 24, 2013 in Condoms tagged Condoms / HIV / lube / Partners / Pregnancy / safe sex / sex / STDs

SACPOP SexEd Interview We ask people, “What do you wish you learned in Sex Ed?”

POP THIS! – SexEd: Did it help?

July 13, 2013 in Sex / Sex Ed tagged POP This! / SexED

Happy 4th of July! Here are some great tips to stay safe from the Youth Peer Educators. Don’t get too close to the exciting lights as you set off fireworks in front of your house or at Cal Expo, designate a driver if you plan on drinking and don’t forget […]

Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2013 in Condoms / Prevention tagged 4th of July / alcohol / Condoms / safe sex / safety / YPE

The youth Peer Educators were asked: What are good ways to convince your partner or future partner to get tested? In a day and age of rampant “hit it n’ quit it” activities, it is inevitable to raise an eyebrow about the STI/HIV status of a potential lover/ boo/sweet thang/partner/sancha(o), […]

POP This! – Partners Need To Be Tested Too!

June 26, 2013 in Condoms / Prevention tagged Ask Us / Condoms / HIV / NHTD / Partners / Peer Pressure / POP This! / Prevention / sex / STDs / Testing / YPE

National HIV Testing Day is June 27th! Come to Hagginwood Community Center at 3271 Marysville Blvd. in Sacramento from 4pm-8pm. We will offer free HIV Testing and you will be able to get your results in 20 minutes. There will be free food and plenty of give-a-ways! The more people […]

National HIV Testing Day

June 24, 2013 in Outreach tagged Activism / Get Tested / HIV / NHTD / Testing

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: What was your first time like? and/or What are your fears when having sex with someone? Let us know what you think! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXALdorSr_I]

POP This! – Our First Time

June 21, 2013 in Sex tagged Ask Us / First Time / POP This! / sex

We had such a great time at Sacramento Pride! Thank you to all the volunteers who came out with us to march in the Parade. Not only did we march but we also gave out thousands of condoms! See you all next year!

PRIDE

June 19, 2013 in LGBTQ tagged GLBT / GLBTQ / LGBT / LGBTQ / pride

The Youth Peer Educators were asked: What was your coming out story or if someone came out to you, what was that like for you? Do you have a story to share? If so, please do so! When I was a sophomore in high school, I was in a dance […]

POP This! – Coming Out

June 12, 2013 in LGBTQ / Sexuality tagged Ask Us / Coming Out / Dance / LGBTQ / Peer / Peers / POP This! / sex / sexuality / Youth

We had representatives attend the Sacramento City Unified School District’s 2nd Annual No Time to Lose Conference on Monday, June 3rd. This conference had various leaders wanting to encourage change for our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Youth. The discussion ranged from understanding the Gender Spectrum, how to […]

No Time To Lose.

June 4, 2013 in LGBTQ tagged Activism / Gender / LGBTQ / Youth

The Youth Peer Educator’s were asked: How do you bring up condoms to your partner(s) or what advice would you give someone on how to start that conversation? What do you think? Do you have suggestions on how to bring up condom use? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are trying to bring […]

POP This! – Bringing Up Condoms

May 30, 2013 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex tagged Ask Us / Condoms / POP This! / sex / YPE

Our Youth Peer Educators were asked: If you have had sex, why did you have sex? Peer Pressure? The “right time”? The heat of the moment? If you have not had sex or currently abstaining, are you faced with any peer pressure to have sex? What do you think about […]

POP This! – To have sex or not have sex, ...

May 22, 2013 in Peer Pressure tagged First Time / Peer Pressure / Peers / POP This! / sex / sexuality / Virginity