The Washington AIDS Partnership brings together ideas, people, and resources to end the HIV epidemic in the Greater Washington region.
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ALT Washington AIDS Partnership with We Testify and Plan C Pills presents: Supporting People Who Self-Manage an Abortion Info Session and Q&A. March 1, 2023. 6-7:30pm EST (Zoom) RSVP: bit.ly/supporting-people-2023
ALT Washington AIDS Partnership Self-Collected HPV Testing Wednesday November 2, 2022. 6 PM - 7:30 PM. HPV affects us all, but comprehensive, trauma-informed testing services can be hard to come by. Patients of color, LGBTQ and gender-diverse individuals, immigrants, people living in poverty, survivors of sexual abuse, and patients living with disabilities are all more likely to be under-screened for HPV. The invasive nature of speculum-involved Pap testing has also been identified as a common reason patients forgo screening. Join the Washington AIDS Partnership and Liz Fehrenbach, MSN, AGNP-C for a conversation on how expanding the availability of self-collected HPV testing can create an empowering, trauma-informed, and flexible option for underserved patients.
ALT Six ways we can reduce risk in the time of monkeypox. 3 (non-numbered) tips on this image: 1) Consider taking a break from group sex spaces. It might be time to temporarily pause going to places with lots of sexual activity until we all get vaccinated. As soon as fall 2022 we hope to have enough vaccines available for our communities. An inset text in italics is attached to this box, along with a donut icon with sprinkles: “Forget slutty summer, hold off for anal autumn! Do it in cider donut season.” 2) Form a "sex pod.” Similar to how people established pods to make socializing safer from COVID-19, try a sex pod! Pod members monitor symptoms after last exposure and limit sexual partners to other pod members. 3) Practice open and honest communication. Before meeting up with a partner, discuss if you or they have had any other recent sex partners or have had prolonged skin-to-skin contact with others. Talk about your health and whether you have any sores or other monkeypox symptoms.
ALT 3 more (non-numbered) tips: 4) Consider condoms. Although the hallmark mpx rash or pox can appear anywhere, they are commonly reported on the genitals & anal area. Condom use won’t fully protect against mpx, but it could help reduce the risk of skin-to-skin contact with any lesions in these areas (including internal lesions). 5) Wear more clothing. Mpx is mostly spread through skin-to-skin contact. Anything you can do to reduce the amount of exposed skin will make crowded spaces less risky. Text inset with an icon of latex BDSM gloves: “T-shirt at a circuit party? Long sleeves at the Eagle? Break out the fetish gear! If Kim K can do it, you can too.” Illustration of Kim Kardashian in Balenciaga stylized gimp suit, in full head mask with only zippers for openings. 6) Take care of yourself & others. Get vaccinated if you can. If you test positive for mpx or if you have flu-like symptoms or a new rash, please stay home, get tested & try to get TPOXX—a safe & likely effective mpx antiviral
ALT #Monkeypox #Vaccine Appointments open up today at 2pm! Book your appointment, sign up for updates and learn more at https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/monkeypox
ALT "When we are thinking about the impact of this decision, I hope we are thinking about the impact on...the over 1 million women on probation and parole. The fact of being on probation and parole and under electronic surveillance means that every move, including the move to attend a clinic or travel to seek care of any kind elsewhere across state lines, is going to be very much restricted and subjected to the surveillance of everyday criminalized populations. Certainly that is very true of incarcerated populations who have no option to travel and whose mail is highly surveilled... as is the case in halfway houses, shelters, and any other place where people are engaged in congregate, supervised, and surveilled living." —Andrea J. Ritchie
