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How One Black Woman Wrestles With Vaccine Hesitancy
What to do if you’re unsure about getting a COVID-19 vaccine? Go to reliable sources of health information, as Candis Y. McDow does here, inviting all to join in on her journey.
NYC Working Group Urges Policymakers to Recognize COVID-19 as a Chronic Condition
A new report calls for action towards health justice and healing for New York communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Orgasms Can Help With Anxiety — Here’s How
Orgasms are good for your mental health. Seriously.
Dealing With a Lifetime of Body-Image Problems During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A Black gay man living with HIV, Monte J. Wolfe has strived to navigate body shaming his entire life. But since COVID-19 lockdowns began, his coping mechanisms have been strained to the limit.
Comprehensive Sex Education Could Curb Everyone’s Trauma Around Sex
Harm reduction starts in the classroom and at home.
Curtis Smith Turned His AIDS Loss and Pain Into Service to Others
Curtis is the founder of Families Living with AIDS Care Center, a lifeline in what once was an HIV services desert in Southern California.
I Had to Get Past the Stigma of Having HIV. Then I Had to Do the Same for Mental Illness
A Minnesota HIV activist recounts her epic tale of overcoming not one, but two, diseases that can destroy us if we don’t accept—and treat—them.
How to Know If There’s a Power Imbalance in Your Relationship
Power is never entirely equally shared between partners, but inequity becomes relationship kryptonite when left unchecked.
Grindr Survey Says Romance Is Bringing Sexy Back
Among 10,000 survey respondents, 58% say that they’ve become more interested in long-term relationships than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overdose Prevention Sites Work, but They Face an Uphill Battle in the U.S.
The fight for places where drug users can shoot up safely isn’t over—but it’s competing with an effort to expand access to medications that block addiction.