Spfpp 258: OHA Series - WORK WITH US

Something Positive for Positive People

Elle (she/her) is a 27 year old sex positive Oregonian. She’s heterosexual and monogamous and ironically our talk led to this statement of mutual non monogamy which you’ll hear more about here. Diagnosed with HSV-1 genitally just a few months ago, I was really shocked at how cool she was with talking about it so soon. We talk about how her self education led her to discovering the most useful information she received was learning how others navigate discussions about HSV, disclose and just overall talk about it. It’s odd that health organizations don’t want to work with those of us who are being sought out for sexual health information at all. My resistance was that I’m not credible because I’m a dude with a podcast. Now, as a non profit, I’m still just unable to get connected to anyone at the CDC for what’s a no brainer collaboration to minimize new STI transmissions. We’ll get there soon though, with or without the support of major institutions.