St. Louis LGBTQ+ Pride Month Sexual Health Resource Guide
June is Pride Month, and in St. Louis, that means the Grand Pride Parade rolling down Market Street. It means PrideFest filling downtown with 300,000 people over a weekend. It means the Grove lit up, community organizations setting up tables, neighbors finding each other, and people who spent years hiding some part of themselves standing […]
Sex After a Positive STI Diagnosis: Dating, Disclosure, and Moving Forward
Finding out you have a positive STI diagnosis, whether it’s herpes, HIV, HPV, or something else, can feel like the ground is shifting under your feet. There’s often a rush of emotions: shock, shame, anger, fear. And then, somewhere underneath all of that, a question that might feel too vulnerable to even say out loud: […]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Testing, PrEP, and Care Without Barriers in St. Louis
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The focus is simple and urgent: increase access to prevention, testing, and treatment, and close long-standing gaps in outcomes for Black communities. The official NBHAAD campaign and federal partners call for action on stigma, access, and early care so people can learn their status and stay healthy. […]