Too many people aren’t receiving the education and health care they deserve. Back in 2014, I wrote an op-ed endorsing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment for HIV prevention. PrEP is delivered as a daily pill that prevents HIV infection by blocking an enzyme used by cells infected with HIV to replicate the virus. For residents of the U.S. who have […]
My earliest sex education didn’t even mention that sex felt good. I was reassured that it was all right to say no, but never offered a script for arriving at yes. Recently, I wrote an essay about dating older men when I was still in my teens. I was shocked, though I shouldn’t have been, […]
Among the most dreaded aspects of teen parenting is discussion of The Sex. I’m a bit of a sadist in this regard. Having teenagers seems pretty universally terrifying. There are a select few who approach this stage of child rearing with gusto. But for the most part, it’s rated about as fun as Frodo Baggins […]
