sexuality

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

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

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

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

February 28, 2014 in HIV and STIs / LGBTQ / Prevention tagged Coming Out / Condoms / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / lube / Prevention / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / sexuality / Stigma / Testing

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

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

November 27, 2013 in Outreach tagged Condoms / Get Tested / HIV / LGBT / LGBTQ / Outreach / Partner / Partners / relationships / safe sex / safety / sex / SexED / sexuality / Testing / Youth / YPE

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

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

Our Youth Peer Educators were asked: What does sexuality mean to you? Here are a couple of responses. What do you think? Agree, disagree or do you have your own definition? What does sexuality mean to you? For some individuals, sexuality determines your identity. The dictionary defines sexuality but the […]

POP This! – What does sexuality mean to you?

May 17, 2013 in Prevention / Sexuality tagged Ask Us / POP This! / sex / sexuality / Youth / YPE