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Why I Celebrate The Day I Was Diagnosed With Herpes

April 29, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

On May 9, I commemorate a very important anniversary.

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It’s STD Awareness Month 2017. Please Show Up For Us This Year

April 2, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

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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What Herpes Activism Looks Like In Trump’s America

November 30, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

It’s time to do the systemic work and take on the underlying structural issues that make herpes stigma so powerful.

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Why I Will Never Support Herpes or STI Dating Sites

September 13, 2016.Reading time 10 minutes.

Let me be very clear: I will never endorse an STI dating site. Period. Ever. You’ve got the wrong woman.

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Want To Support My Herpes Work and Mental Health? Tip Me!

July 18, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Being the Face of Herpes doesn’t pay well.

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Why I’m Taking a Summer Vacation From Activism

July 4, 2016.Reading time 12 minutes.

Barring an unforeseen celebrity scandal, I don’t want to publish the word “herpes” until the heat breaks in Brooklyn.

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STIs aren’t a consequence. They’re inevitable. [Ella Dawson’s TEDx Talk With Transcript]

May 11, 2016.Reading time 26 minutes.

I don’t care how you got herpes. An STI is not a reflection of your character or a consequence of a bad decision.

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So You’ve Just Been Diagnosed With Herpes

May 7, 2016.Reading time 27 minutes.

Here’s what you should know, from someone who has been through everything that you’re going through.

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Why I Don’t Call Herpes a “Gift”

May 1, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

We need to make space for nuance as the conversation about STIs becomes more than the occasional personal essay on a lady blog.

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How to Give a TEDx Talk When the Internet Wants You to Shut the Fuck Up

April 19, 2016.Reading time 12 minutes.

The abuse we received for #ShoutYourStatus was intensely gendered, violent, sexual and dehumanizing.

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“Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things In Between” is one of my favorite science books of all time. It is a beautiful blend of COVID-19 memoir, queer theory, and the study of viruses. Although @bluurgh mostly focuses on the thematic parallels between HIV and COVID-19, he writes about herpes with such grace and thoughtfulness. It changed my perspective on my relationship to herpes and my body.
Too often, domestic abuse, stalking and harassment are dismissed as celebrity drama and tabloid gossip. Kanye West has been tormenting his ex-wife in public for months now. His latest behavior — gleefully celebrating his ex-wife's breakup and harassing her former partner — is standard post-separation abuse. I recommend following @custodypeace to learn more about how this dynamic functions.
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