Dating

Relationships, companionship, love, and friendship are things we all long for but some of us often fall into ones that show us more love than hurt. I would like you to read a story about a young girl who loved her abuser more than herself. At eighteen I fell in […]

I Thought it was Love

February 29, 2016 in Relationships tagged Dating / Love / Peer Pressure / Prevention / relationships / self esteem / self love / Teen / teen dating violence / Teens

#LOVEISRESPECT No Title No Description February comes to an end, its time to recap on National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Abusive relationships have increased drastically in the last five years. It is estimated that 1 in 3 girls will have an abusive dating experience by the time she graduates from […]

National Teen Dating Violence Awareness

February 27, 2016 in Equality / Peer Pressure / Relationships / Self Love tagged Dating / Love / sex / teen dating violence

POP This! – Apparently it goes down in the DM, have you actually dated or hooked up with anyone who slid in your DMs? What advice would you give to someone considering it? If not, what advice would you give someone who doesn’t want messages and pics from randoms? […]

It goes down in the DMs

February 24, 2016 in Peer Pressure / Relationships tagged Dating / Peer Pressure / POP This! / social media / Youth / YPE

POP This! – The Youth Peer Educators were asked: What are your thoughts on Netflix and Chill? If you don’t want to have sex with someone, how did you or would you handle that? I feel like it’s okay to “Netflix and Chill” with someone you’re in a relationship with […]

Netflix and Chill

January 5, 2016 in Peer Pressure / Relationships / Sex tagged Ask Us / Dating / Friends / Partner / Partners / Peer Pressure / POP This! / relationships / safe sex / sex / Youth / YPE

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

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

Let’s have fun with condoms! In a post last year, we went in depth about the different types of lube but did you know that there are so many different types of condoms out there? Let’s start with the most common condom which is latex: Latex condoms can prevent […]

Condom Fun

July 21, 2014 in Condoms tagged AIDS / Condoms / Dating / Get Tested / HIV / lube / Partner / Partners / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / STDs / use condoms

National HIV Testing Day is a day where we can all encourage people to get tested for HIV! Getting tested is the first step to help prevent the spread of HIV. Once you know your status, you can seek treatment, lower the amount of virus that is in your body […]

National HIV Testing Day 2014

June 27, 2014 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention tagged AIDS / Condoms / Dating / Friends / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Internet / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / NHTD / Outreach / Partner / Partners / Prevention / safe sex / safety / sex / STDs / Teens / Testing / Youth

Do you know yourself? Like, really know yourself? I am not talking about what you want to be when you grow up or what type of person people think you are. I am talking about your body. Do you know your body? May is National Masturbation Month and all I […]

National Masturbation Month

May 1, 2014 in Sex / Sex Ed / Sexuality tagged Dating / Gender / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / Masturbate / Masturbation / Parents / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / STDs / Teen / Teens / Virginity / Youth

Today is Denim Day and from denimdayusa.org, here is some history on why this day is so important to bring awareness about sexual violence: “For the past 15 years, Peace Over Violence has run the Denim Day in L.A. and USA campaign on a Wednesday in April in honor of Sexual Violence […]

Denim Day: Bringing Awareness about Sexual Violence

April 23, 2014 in Relationships / Sex tagged Activism / African American / alcohol / Condoms / Dating / Denim / Denim Day / Denim Day in L.A. / Friends / Gender / Get Tested / Hispanic / HIV / Internet / Italian Supreme Court / jeans / Latino / LGBT / Outreach / Parents / Party / Partying / Peer / Peer Pressure / Prevention / rape / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexual assault / Sexual Assult / sexual violence / Sexual Violence Awareness / sexuality / Youth

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) are too common amongst youth. If you are unaware, April is STD Awareness Month and it is important to not only get tested for HIV but it is important to get tested for the other STDs as well. Did you know that you should consider getting […]

STD Awareness Month

April 15, 2014 in HIV and STIs / Prevention tagged Condoms / Dating / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / STDs / Testing / Youth

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