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The stats presented at the Office of National AIDS Policy’s National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day meeting were nothing new: minority women showed higher numbers of HIV infection; the most common transmission route was heterosexual contact; and women’s risk to HIV were multi-layered (socio-economic, education, lifestyle, etc).
Unfortunately, another common thing at these gatherings (but more unfortunate here since this was the Office of National AIDS Policy…!) is the lack of youth numbers/inclusion even within this high-risk group. One of the panel discussions was on effective strategies for …
There is so much to keep up with recently regarding issues within the sexual/reproductive health sphere, and there are some not so sensationalized stories that get lost in the shuffle. No worries! Here’s the 3min Rundown, a quick synopsis on some smaller headlines…
Check these out if you want more info: on Cuomo’s vow to legalize gay marriage in New York, a year’s supply to avoid unwanted pregnancies, read up on Miss Tricia Fraser’s demand for an apology, (find the original story on the anti-abortion/anti-black baby billboard …
My parents have been together for 30 years(!) and it’s so adorable seeing how much closer they’ve gotten now that we’re all out of the house. …During the weekends when my dad’s in town they’re inseparable. Running errands together, laughing and joking, talking about people from church, and even roughhousing. It’s cute to see that in old people :] …especially since they have been in each others’ lives for so long already. Beyond their willingness to compromise for peace (my mom has admitted she’s a reformed shopaholic and it’s …
The most interesting part of the "March for Life" Rally, organized from the National Mall to the US Supreme Court, was checking out who came out. Which were either parents/grandparents (lots of couples) or pre-teen youth (possibly school field trip… is that why the rally was held on Monday the 24th instead of Saturday the 22nd—the true anniversary of Roe V Wade?). The icing on the cake was this interview with Kelly Clinger, celebrity spokesperson for Silent No More.
I enjoyed this event much more …
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