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  • F

    It was Wednesday, May 6th, 2015 when I found out that I was pregnant. I had been taking birth control religiously for about two years, but it was difficult to…

  • Anonymous

    In 1968 abortion was not legal. I was 19, wildly in love, naive and unready to have a child. An abortion was arranged with an MD.

  • Anonymous

    I started dealing with this guy when I was around 19 years old. We didn’t have sex immediately, we waited a few months but once we started we barely ever…

  • A Miscarriage of Justice in Missouri

    by Wesley Thomas, Program Coordinator for LGBTQ Health and Rights The trial and conviction of Michael Johnson is a perfect storm of ways NOT to help reduce HIV rates among…

  • Anonymous

    So I’m 30 years old, recently engaged to be married and so happy to be in love with a sweet guy. I’m pretty regular, so when my period didn’t come…

  • You Can Shape the New National HIV/AIDS Strategy

    URGENT: The Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) is asking the public to vote on which strategies are the most important to reaching an AIDS-free generation. We’ve submitted a recommendation…

  • Anonymous

    I have had three abortions. I was not able to use the pill because of severe side effects, and my Dr. refused an IUD because my bleeding was already so…

  • Anonymous

    I had lost my (consensual; I hadn’t been raped) virginity to my best friend, and he to me. After that, we thought we were safe – unfortunately, we weren’t.

  • Anonymous

    When I was fifteen, I had my first real “boyfriend,” or so I thought. This man (he was 20) was homeless, so he stayed at my house.