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I had the pleasure of working with two students from the FACES for the Future Sacramento Program. I spent five weeks with them and we were able to discuss how to prevent HIV, STIs and we even planned a community project in order to reach out to their peers. We plan […]

Art for Change

April 10, 2017 in Prevention / Sex Ed tagged Condoms / HIV / National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day / NYHAAD / Peers / Prevention / safe sex / sex positive / STDs / Teen / Teens / use condoms / Youth

Sometimes I wonder why parents dread talking to their children about sex. The first time my mom talked about it, she drew what a uterus looked like on an old piece of mail and illustrated what happens when a woman gets pregnant. She felt like I wasn’t old or mature […]

The Daunting “Talk”

July 26, 2016 in Sex Ed tagged sex / sex positive / SexED / Teen / teen pregnancy / Teens

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

As #SacPOP continues to grow into the new year, we have welcomed a new team of peers to make a stronger and more lasting impact. Take a look at our newest members:

#PeepOurPeers

January 4, 2016 in Prevention tagged Activism / Ask Us / Peer / Peers / Prevention / sex positive / Youth / YPE

My condom broke, what now? It is so cool that you used a condom! Unfortunately, it broke. Just because it broke, does not mean that you should give up on condoms, there might have been some other factors that caused this. Condoms are not indestructible, they can tear or rip. […]

Condom Broke! What Now?

October 15, 2015 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Prevention / Sex / Sex Ed tagged AIDS / Condom / Condoms / Education / HIV / lube / PEP / safe sex / safety / sex / sex positive / SexED / STDs / use condoms / Youth

I got the chance to talk to an awesome 5th grader about his experience in his first Sex Ed class. I wanted to see what they talked about to 5th graders and some of his experiences and expectations. I will respect his privacy and his name, along with his parents’ […]

Sex Ed: 5th Grade Edition

May 28, 2015 in Sex Ed tagged Body Image / Boys / Education / Girls / school / sex / sex positive / SexED / Youth

We are going to be talking about putting your tongue by your cheeks…the other cheeks 🙂 We’re talking about anilingus. But what is anilingus? Well, simply put, it is when you use your mouth or tongue to sexually stimulate your partner’s anus or butt. You may have heard it as […]

Tongue and Cheek

May 14, 2015 in Condoms / HIV and STIs / Relationships / Sex / Sexuality tagged AIDS / Anal Sex / Condom / Condoms / HIV / Oral Sex / safe sex / safety / sex / sex positive / STDs

Don’t we all love taking selfies? NO? Uhh….Well we do! There are people out there that claim that they hate seeing selfies because it is so narcissistic, vain, conceited or just too self-absorbed. But why can’t we think highly of ourselves? Why can’t we show off our new lipstick with […]

Selfies

February 5, 2014 in Sex tagged Body Image / Peer / Peer Pressure / selfies / sex / sex positive / Youth