HIV, PrEP, and the Black Community
As it stands, PrEP use nationally is low, around 25% of those it is recommended for, but disparate in communities of color compared to white communities. The graph below (cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom) illustrates that 66% of white people whom PrEP is recommended for are...
Where We Are Now with HIV
I am sitting in the back of the New Spirit Revival Center, a Cleveland Megachurch. The 2nd or 3rd pew from the back, the wooden groaning betraying my eager desire to be invisible there. There is so much grief and disappointment in the room. In the cascade of rows in...
After we have sex she tells me
Poet: Chanel Gomaa After we have sex she tells me “There is no art in politics” And I want to take back both our orgasms Wrap them in the glitter she doesn’t think coats our fragile right to lay here in her bed together Naked - Alive - Satisfied And send them off to...
“PrEP without Pills” aims to widen options for those at risk for HIV
If you have ever heard of PrEP before, you know it is marketed as a once-daily pill that prevents HIV. Although PrEP has been revolutionary in helping to End the Epidemic, it disregards patients who are uncomfortable with handling a daily pill regimen-or the more...
The Importance of PrEP and U=U
Author: Cliff Barnet
Understanding the importance of PrEP, the medication that prevents HIV, and U=U (undetectable HIV viral load means untransmittable during sex) in the fight to end HIV is now more important than ever…
Block the Pox- let’s talk about the monkeypox vaccine.
As one of the main schedulers for the monkeypox vaccine appointments, I get a lot of questions about monkeypox on a weekly basis. How many doses is it? When do I come back? Was my reaction normal? It can be a little overwhelming to learn about monkeypox-especially...
The Lowdown on Monkey Pox
Author: AKeem Rollins
If you anything like me, the world has been doing the ABSOLUTE most with what seems to be the absolute least. We’ve had, and let me recap (WARNING – Issalot)…
PrEParing for your PrEP visit
Scheduling your first prep visit is both exciting and nerve wracking. Finding the right building, meeting your new provider, getting bloodwork, and starting a new medication can be overwhelming-but that’s where the beauty of having a prep navigator comes in. If you...
Transgender support for sparkly, safe sex
There is a scientific theory that everyone and everything on Earth is literally made of star-stuff. All humans, plants, and rocks contain carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and atoms created from exploding stars over 4.5 billion years ago. ???????????????????????? This may or...
We all need a sexual self-care routine
Do you have a skincare routine? How about haircare? You might want to look into adding another to the mix: sexual self-care. Many people think that if things seem fine down there, they don’t need sexual self-care. But just like with any part of our body, prevention is...
