This short story was written by a 23 year old female law student who is living with HSV1. Contracting HSV1 In the summer of 2011, I was dating a very nice, clean-cut boy on leave from the military who performed oral sex on me, resulting in a few herpes bumps a week later. I don’t […]
How STDs Held Me Back – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
Happy New Year podcast listeners! We took a couple of weeks off for the holiday season and we’re back with another installment of our Happy Hump Day Podcasts! What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Podcast In an effort to cater to short attention spans (mainly, my own), we keep these podcasts between 10 and 15 […]
STD Sex – What It’s Like for the Other Person
This guest post was written by P. Nickle who loves someone who has an STD – The STI Project’s admin, Jenelle Marie. Let me start off by saying, sex can be complicated regardless of whether your partner has an STD or not. We’re not talking about the casual one night hook-up here, rather, the continuation (or […]
What Do You Want to See on The STI Project This Year?
A new year has arrived (the world didn’t end yet, much to the chagrin of some), which means, it’s a perfect time to make improvements, set goals, and brainstorm dreams into fruition! Therefore, we’re contemplating how we can best serve you, our readers, over the upcoming year. Recharged and Excited for The New Year I […]
My Thoughts About Finding Out My Significant Other Has an STD
This guest post was written by P. Nickle who loves someone who has an STD – The STI Project’s admin, Jenelle Marie. Gentlemen, I’m going to give it to you straight, finding out your potential girlfriend or significant other has an STD is kind of a shocker. I’m not about to try and sugar coat […]
Revelations, STDs, & Stigma: An Outsider’s Perspective – Happy Hump Day Podcasts
I’m getting this one online by the hair on my chinny chin chin tonight! (It’s almost midnight EST.) I’ve been so wrapped up in trying to get the book published, I’m barely able to keep up with podcasts, and posting, and comments, and puff! my ‘house’ feels like it’s blowing down. I promise, my posting […]
Molluscum Contagiosum: A Short Story in 3 Parts – Part 3
This short story was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STI Interviews. This is part 3 of a 3 part story. My life continued as normally as I could hope for. I went out with friends as much as my mood would allow, and didn’t let on to anyone including my friends, family, and […]
Molluscum Contagiosum: A Short Story in 3 Parts – Part 2
This short story was submitted anonymously after the author participated in the STI Interviews. This is part 2 of a 3 part story. During the summer my parents took my kids camping for a couple of weeks. They got eaten alive by mosquitoes and scratched themselves raw. There were so many bug bites when they got […]
