What does it mean to be a feminist? Does it mean that you have to be a woman? Does it mean that you bash on men? No to both, actually. Both men and women can identify as a feminist. Both men and women can agree to have equal rights for […]
LGBT
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
1 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
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
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
2 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
HIV stigma is hindering the process of getting people tested, remaining in treatment and even disclosing their status to others. In order to end HIV, we cannot shun others based on their HIV status; we have to come together and fight this fight together no matter what your status is. […]
HIV Stigma in the Gay Community
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
Hey Everyone There have been some changes in the SacPOP program so we apologize for not posting as much on the blog but I hope you have been following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram since we are still posting articles, pics and giving tips to stay safe while having […]
Back in Session!
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
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
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 […]