Category: Activism
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Why We Still Need #CondomWeek
What is condom week? Condom week is a national campaign to raise awareness not only about the importance of safer sex, but also how condoms can add to your sexual pleasure. Yes, contrary to popular belief, condoms don’t make sex less good. Many studies have found that those who report condoms reduce pleasure are men…
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Yes, Condoms Deserve A Holiday Too!
Forget the Valentine’s Day candies and roses. What better way to gear up for Vday romance than celebrating International Condom Day! (#ICD2015 to you, Twitter.) February 13th marks this holiday of awareness as a time to educate and celebrate safer sex. World, be prepared for thousands of free condom dispensaries and numerous safer sex events…
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There Is No Cancer in #CondomTruth
Fear-based condom marketing is the real “cancer” here. Last month, a new condom brand called Sustain began promoting a petition that demands the FDA to “Get Carcinogens Out of Condoms”. The possibility that condoms could cause cancer will scare the shit out of consumers and make them think twice about what condoms they invest in…
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#TwitterWTF? Let’s change their condom stance
Social businesses who exists to normalize and improve public knowledge of safer sex are not allowed to extend their messages on Twitter. Twitter’s ad policy is under pressure to change their convoluted and conservative stance against condom (and other contraception) promotion. This week, Melissa White, founder and CEO of Lucky Bloke, sent a letter to…
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How Young Gay Men Are Changing the Meaning of Swag
The term “swag” is generally used to describe someone of confidence and respect. A group of young guys from ASCNYC’s mPowerment program have revamped this meaning to make people recognize that taking care of your sexual health is fundamental to respect. This post is about S.W.A.G. Sitting in a New York bar or night club…
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Shout out! New Collaborations in HIV Advocacy
New relationships of advocacy are vamped. Lara, an editor of Condom Monologues, explains what’s in store to help creatively support the HIV Disclosure Project. Hi there! As an editor at Condom Monologues writer’s collective, I am excited to announce my collaboration with the HIV Disclosure Project. I will be actively involved in their social media,…
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12 Reasons to Love Female Condoms
Today is the day to celebrate possibly one of the most important inventions since humans started having sex! Global Female Condom Day (#GFCD) is taking place in over 50 countries across the world to raise awareness and tackle misconceptions about this safer sex option. This is crucial because it is the only protection of its…
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Youth-Made Announcements The Public Must Watch
The three videos presented here are like no other sexual health messages shared on prime time TV. They were made by HIV-positive youth from the Young Adult Program (YAP) at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals’ Spencer Cox Center for Health. This video initiative, designed and facilitated by the consultancy group Connected Health Solutions Inc., has…
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Protest Unjust HIV Prosecution! July 8th
On July 8th a woman is put on trial for aggravated assault (one of the most serious offenses in the criminal code) because she did not disclose her HIV status to her sex partner. In Canada, people living with HIV are legally required to disclose their status to their partner before having “sex” that involves…
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Why Not Have Sex With Someone Living With HIV?
“Positive Sex ideally would involve disclosure being met with acceptance and understanding, not rejection and stigma. Positive Sex would involve the elimination of terminology that is discriminatory on the dating scene and a shift within the public whereby people would consider dating a person living with HIV, without fear or stigma.”- Gail from the HIV…