Navigating STI and HIV Stigma with Jax Kelly and Yvonne Venegas

On today's episode, we're joined by Jax Kelly, the President of Let's Kick ASS (Aids Survivor Syndrome) Palm Springs, and Yvonne Venegas, Kind Clinic Administrator at Texas Health Action. Together, we talk about navigating sex, intimacy, and relationships--across the lifecourse--when you're also HIV positive, in sero-different relationships, and/or diagnosed with an STI. Tackling myths and misconceptions about the livability of life, and how STIs and HIV are no longer death sentences nor diagnoses to be ashamed of, we focus on the power and possibility of centering pleasure in conversations about lifelong sexual health.

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0m:58s - Jax and Yvonne introduce themselves

5m:51s - We explore the history of STI and HIV-focused sexual health prevention and intervention in the U.S.

18m:15s - We break down some still-remaining stigma-based myths and misconceptions

50m:23s - We end by talking a bit more about infusing pleasure into the work we do

1hr:07m:35s - Episode outro and what's to come on the next episode