Clik here to view.
Around the World with AIDS
Come the weekend, you can usually find at least one member of my family geocaching. My partner’s the biggest keener, and right behind her is our nine year old son, and then the dog’s always along...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get caught in a Web(inar)
Happy New Year! I was working on a presentation all afternoon yesterday, and I’m getting excited about sharing it. Positive Women’s Network is presenting two webinars as part of the series being...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canada and Reproductive Health: Abortion Access as an Indicator
Stunning. That’s the word that came to mind when I looked at an overview of geographic access to abortion across Canada. Twenty-five years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down the...
View Article“I always use condoms, handsome, except over my heart!”
Watch Reality TV, Video and Movies – Logo TV If you had trouble playing the video from outside the US, follow this link; you can click your way through to the video. I’m loving this new PSA...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Savage’s Love Words for Community
On Tuesday morning I went to Options for Sexual Health’s breakfast extravaganza as part of Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week. It was nice to see so many people out early and I connected...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Challenging The War on Drugs in “The House I Live In”
A big shout out of thanks to the folks at Stop the Violence BC who drew my attention to a film that will be screened several times in Vancouver starting tonight. The House I Live In documents the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
One of the Greatest (Almost-) Sex Scenes on Television
I started watching New Girl because I liked the premise: A woman in her 30s leaves a long-term relationship and needs a place to live. On a teacher’s salary, she can’t afford to live alone, so she...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Baby’s Mother
Of course I was interested in the news out of CROI that presented the first case of a “functional cure” for HIV. Who wouldn’t be? If the baby girl in this case has truly been cured, what a gift that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stepping In for Support Service
I realize you hear a lot from Erin and me here, on Facebook and Twitter. While we work behind the scenes, there’s a great team doing the frontline work with our HIV+ members. Melissa is on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Notes From CAHR
Good morning! I am off to my first full day at CAHR today. I will be tweeting (watch #CAHR2013) about what I’m attending and sharing others’ tweets as well. Super excited to be going- I love this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Challenging Shame
(Please note- this piece has references to rape and violence) I have growing admiration for Elizabeth Smart. Here’s a young woman who was kidnapped and raped on an ongoing basis during her...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HPV Vaccine, Sex, and the Offspring
Seven years after its American debut, the HPV vaccine is proving a success in preventing infection. According to analysis that came out this week, it cuts infection rates in vaccinated girls by 88%....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Summer Reading on Sexuality and Gender
I’ve got a number of books on my reading list these days and look forward to settling down with them. I like mysteries and lots of non-fiction. In that department, I’m reading dog books (to learn...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The First 5 Years of AIDS in New York
Anyone going to New York this summer? I recently found out that the New York Historical Society Museum is hosting an exhibit called AIDS in New York: The First Five Years. I checked it out online...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Testing Turnaround
Why would someone be tested for HIV and never return for the results? Getting a non-reactive (no sign of HIV antibodies) test result means a person can rest easier with the knowledge and learn how...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Fairy’s Daughter” a Fine Read
by Janet Madsen / @janet_madsen After months, I finally made it to the top of the wait list at the library and got Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter in my hands. It was well worth the wait. Alison...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using Theatre and Silence In HIV Education
by Janet Madsen | @janet_madsen I’ve never thought of HIV as chatty, and certainly not coy. People love to give personalities to everything from dogs to death, and HIV is often cast as a vicious...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Cedar Project – Turning Trauma to Hope
by Janet Madsen | @janet_madsen The Cedar Project is a community-based research project driven by a number of Aboriginal community partners* and the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prepping for PrEP
by Janet Madsen | Janet_Madsen The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released guidelines on the use of oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP. It’s a prevention tool for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ten is Too Late
by Janet Madsen | @janet_madsen My reaction to the headline that said “Sex Education Should Start as Young as Ten” was “Are you kidding me? Ten is too late!” As the parent of two kids- one is...
View Article
