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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

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

Mean Girls is one of the most quotable movies of the twenty-first century; from “it’s like I have ESPN or something” to “stop trying to make fetch happen” the film is stuffed to the brim with hilarious and chaotic distinction. Though the plot of Mean Girls focuses on the competitive […]

Mean Girls: A Case Study

March 16, 2016 in Relationships tagged mean girls / Parents / use condoms / Youth

March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This day is to bring more awareness about the risks of contracting HIV and to encourage more women and girls to get tested and treated for HIV. HIV remains a significant health issue for women and adolescent girls, with more […]

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

March 15, 2016 in HIV and STIs tagged African American / Girls / Hispanic / HIV / Latino / NWGHAAD / Outreach / relationships / safe sex / Teens / use condoms / Women / Youth

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

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

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