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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

 in Relationships / Sex  tagged Dating / Hook Ups / Mental Health / One Night Stand / Partner / Partners / relationships / self esteem / sex / SexED / STDs
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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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