By Paige Miller
If you’ve googled “sexual health” recently, you know the only results are how to improve sexual performance. Well, you can’t improve anything until you know you’re educated on what you like and are being true to yourself. But what does that really mean?
Sexual health is the state of being mentally, physically and socially comfortable...
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by Raven Feagins
Having a stable place to live can determine our health , including our vulnerability to HIV. This is especially true for young people who already account for 22% of new HIV diagnoses in the US. In Chicago , an estimated 15,000 youth experience homelessness each year and of those young people, about 3,000 identify as LGBTQ.
Some of the top needs of LGBTQ youth...
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By Andrea Dakin, Senior Director of Program Development at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Editor's note: Looking to make a career transition into grant writing and management? Visit aidschicago.org/careers to apply for our Program Development Manager position!
While fundraising or grant writing may not be the obvious career choice for those receiving a Bachelor of Social Work...
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By Cheyenne Butler and Raven Feagins
It's 2018 and gender identity beyond the binary is here and more visible than ever before!
Young people are paving the way for a society evolved from the gender roles we learned about in grade school. We want everyone to feel safe and accepted. Here are a few things to keep in mind so that your language is affirming and inclusive.
Want...
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By Andrea Callow, Associate Director of Medicaid Initiatives at Families USA
HHS has issued its first two approvals for state Medicaid waivers that make a person's health coverage contingent on their work status. Kentucky and Indiana are the first states to get approval for waivers that tie coverage to work. Other states that are seeking approval for similar waivers include New Hampshire,...
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By LaWanda Wilkerson
This post originally appeared on December 1, 2017 on A Girl Like Me , a program of The Well Project .
This blog is dedicated to my best friend sister, Nichelle Daniel.
While walking through the mall with my best friend (sister) for twenty or more years, we were talking about the importance of taking care of you to remain healthy. She reminded...
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By Marq
This post originally appeared on January 24, 2017 on Angry Black Hoemo . Marq is an activist based in Chicago who proudly and un-apologetically expresses their truth.
…but not in the way they’d like to think.
So, at the time of this being published, we’re 2 weeks from National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day . I think this is as good of a time...
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By Raven Feagins
When the weather is nice, Donald King bikes over to Lake Michigan to go fishing. It brings him back to memories of his childhood in New Orleans and spending time with his mother before she passed away. His charming smile and laid-back personality could fool anyone into thinking that he has lived an easygoing life, but he’s had an arduous journey that has led him to...
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By Ashley Slupski
First of all, congratulations! You did it! You took the first of many steps to living your healthiest life by getting health care coverage (and avoiding a hefty tax penalty).
If you missed the Open Enrollment deadline, you may still be qualified for a Special Enrollment period because of a life change or a loss of insurance coverage. This year, a special enrollment...
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