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Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to the month where we spread awareness on cervical cancer. Women are typically diagnosed with cervical cancer between the ages of 35 and 44, but we would like to inform people of all ages on how important it is to get regular screenings to […]

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January 8, 2019 in Prevention tagged cervical cancer / Get Tested / HPV / STDs / Testing

HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. AIDS can develop if HIV is untreated. HIV/AIDS can be treated, but not cured. Each year, the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is on March 10th. This day is used to bring awareness and also recognize how many individuals are […]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD)

March 10, 2017 in HIV and STIs / Prevention tagged AIDS / Get Tested / HIV / national women and girls HIV/AIDS awareness day / NWGHAAD

Today is National HIV Testing Day! We want to encourage everyone to get tested and treated for HIV. More than 90% of new HIV infections in the United States could be prevented by getting tested and by making sure that those who are living with HIV are receiving early, ongoing […]

National HIV Testing Day #NHTD

June 27, 2016 in Prevention tagged Get Tested / HIV / National HIV Testing Day / NHTD / Prevention / relationships / sex positive / Teens / Testing / use condoms

Today, February 7th, is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. What does that mean? Well, today is meant to bring awareness and encourage HIV testing in the Black community. Compared with other races and ethnicities, African Americans account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and […]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February 7, 2016 in HIV and STIs / Outreach / Prevention tagged African American / AIDS / Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / Outreach / Prevention / safe sex

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

Read the interview on why Maya Angelou will not pass on an opportunity to talk about HIV/AIDS. Here’s a piece: “Oh, my dear,” Maya Angelou says softly, “so many freinds are dead. So many loved friends are dead because of AIDS. My mind just runs over the list which seems […]

Maya Angelou: Talks HIV/AIDS

May 28, 2014 in Equality / HIV and STIs tagged AIDS / epidemic / Get Tested / HIV / Maya Angelou / use condoms

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

1000 youth are newly infected with HIV per month? What is happening that is causing this to happen? Below is an interesting graphic that illiterates what states are mandated to have sex education and what states are required to give medically correct information to students. As you see there are […]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

April 10, 2014 in HIV and STIs / Sex / Sex Ed tagged Activism / African American / Condoms / Friends / Get Tested / Latino / LGBT / LGBTQ / NYHAAD / Outreach / Partner / Partners / Peer / Peer Pressure / Peers / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sexuality / STDs / Testing / Youth

Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). It is important for everyone, not just African Americans, to get tested and to stay in treatment for HIV. If you are unaware about the impact HIV has on this population, here is a very shocking fact – “African Americans represent approximately […]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

February 7, 2014 in Prevention / Sex tagged African American / Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / NBHAAD / Outreach / Partner / Partners / Peer / safety / SexED / sexuality / STDs / Testing / Youth

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