It’s STD Awareness Month 2017. Please Show Up For Us This Year
STI stigma isn’t considered a real issue by the feminist community, the body positivity community, or the larger social justice community.
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The First Time I Had Sex After Getting Herpes
I didn’t want to fuck—I wanted to disappear inside of him where it was safe, nestled in the warmth of his approval.
Read MoreWho I Am Now (This Is a Coming Out Post)
I wasn’t ready to come out. Then a stranger sent an email to my coworkers and I didn’t have a choice anymore.
Read MoreI, Ella Dawson, Am a Slut with Herpes
I lost my virginity at eighteen, because real sluts wait until they can also vote and buy lottery tickets.
Read MoreIt’s STD Awareness Month 2016. Why Aren’t We Celebrating?
STD awareness is celebrating us, the people who live with STDs and dare to be, y’know, okay.
Read MoreThe Herpes Interviews: The Guy From The Bar
“I think the fact that I’m here tonight after five weeks speaks for itself.”
Read MoreElla’s Guide To Texting Your Potential Bae
I’ve earned a reputation for being an assertive, direct person when it comes to letting someone know that I’m interested, romantically or sexually. What I haven’t talked about much is that many of those “hey, I want to bone you” conversations have happened over text message, when I couldn’t see the person’s face and they couldn’t see mine. […]
Read MoreBachelorella: The Bachelorette’s Nightmare Non-monogamy
I took a break from Bachelorella recaps because much of this season has been composed of cringe-inducing group dates and unnecessary confrontations. But I needed to come back this week because, in case you hadn’t heard, Kaitlyn got laid on national television. Reactions to Kaitlyn gettin’ some swung in two directions: the online media rolled […]
Read MoreHerpes, Two Years Later: On Sex Without Condoms
Can you have sex without condoms if you have genital herpes?
Read MoreThe Herpes Interviews: that wrestler I dated
When I discovered April was STD awareness month, I immediately knew I wanted to do a series on my blog to celebrate it. After all, I am a human lady person living with genital herpes, and the fun of publicly decimating STD stigma has yet to wear off (if it ever will). But what do people […]
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