HIV & STD Prevention

Spearheaded by Belle Ursa, an HIV Prevention Education Coordinator, the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland uses an arsenal of 10,000 custom condoms to spread knowledge of not only safe sex, but also the benefits of using PrEP. The idea was to introduce the drug to the community, which if taken daily, can reduce one’s likelihood of acquiring HIV by...

Sexual health is an important aspect of general well-being. Whether it’s getting tested, getting consent, or having a healthy sex life, all of these are just as essential to living a well balanced life along with exercising, good nutrition, and having a healthy social life. Caleb Gustin has a strong passion for sexual health and they are an Emergency Room Nurse who...

Playing an Important Part in the Campus Campaign Culture of Care is a student-led, staff-supported initiative at Indiana University, designed to foster Hoosier-to-Hoosier care in the areas of sexual well-being, drug and alcohol awareness, mental health and respect. Culture of Care is not about meetings, talks or events, it’s about spreading compassion and promoting a culture of awareness and courage...

Every year during Valentine's Day week, organizations across the country from Planned Parenthood to Advocates for Youth celebrate National Condom Week. This week long event got it's start at the University of California, Berkley in the 1970's and has now expanded nationwide to promote safer sex. Why promote safer sex? Well, as Emma McGowan wrote in her latest article for...

What's your status? HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the world's deadliest infectious disease. By killing or damaging cells of the body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. According to AIDS.gov, HIV can be transmitted through certain bodily fluids: blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. If you have...