You Can Get a Sexually Transmitted Infection Without Having Sex

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 20 million new cases of reportable sexually transmitted infections occur each year , almost half of them among young people between 15 and 24 years old. Reportable STIs include HIV, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and syphilis.
The fact that these diseases are transmitted via sex doesn’t mean it’s the only way you can get them. And just because you can’t get HIV through things like mosquito bites and kissing, doesn’t mean there aren’t other STIs you can.  Here are 12 ways you can get an STI without having sex.

 Kissing. Mononucleosis is known as the “kissing disease” for a reason, but you can also catch oral herpes, the virus that causes cold sores (HSV-1). Oral herpes can then be spread to the genitals via oral sex and become genital herpes (HSV-2). If an individual has an outbreak and has oral sex with someone it is possible to give someone HSV-2. Once you get herpes, it never goes away. It can lie dormant for years before an outbreak, so a person may not even know they have it but still be able to

HIV Criminalization And Community Safety Are Two Different Things

Offender punishment is in form of punitive sanctions such as fines, community service and probation which have been shown to effectively deter future criminal behavior. However, for some crimes that are much too serious to justify rehabilitation efforts, punishment in the form of lengthy prison sentences is seen as the best option. Judges consider several factors when determining sentencing of a defendant to prison. These may include social, economical and political status, age, criminal history, family background and support system, concerns of victims and interested parties, attitude and counseling needs. This impacts on who is incarcerated and gravity of sentence. 

Victim considerations and restoration are part of the goal of the criminal justice system. In the event a defendant owes restitution to a victim, this can be directly to a court. It is the court which  forwards the money or form of restitution to the victim. Victims have the right to be heard at sentencing and parole hearings via written or verbal statements (or both). They may also speak with probation officers to provide input or request general

most states, it is perfectly legal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or their gender identity in one or more aspects of their life, including employment, housing, and public accommodations. Explicit non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity do not exist at the federal level either. Dealing with the potential consequences of bias and discrimination – job loss, homelessness, lack of healthcare insurance – often results in LGBTQ people engaging in behaviors that facilitate the spread of HIV. For example, in the face of persistent employment discrimination, many transgender women are left with few other options but to engage in survival sex work in order to meet their most basic needs. According to a 2015 survey of more than 27,000 transgender people, “The rate of HIV [diagnosis] was...five times higher among those who have participated in sex work at any point in their lifetime” than among those who have not. Anti-LGBTQ bias further enables the spread of HIV by discouraging many in our community from getting tested or treated for HIV for fear of harassment. A 2014 Kaiser Family Foundation survey of gay and bisexual men in the U.S. found that 15% of them had received poor treatment from a medical professional as a result of their sexual orientation, and least 30% did not feel comfortable discussing their sexual behaviors with a healthcare provider. For gay and bisexual youth who are just beginning to explore their sexuality, homophobia and other forms of anti-LGBTQ bias help explain why so many young people in our community are unaware of their HIV status. Such rampant levels of anti-LGBTQ bias is particularly worrisome when so few PLWH in the U.S. seem to have the virus under control. Of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the U.S. in 2011, only 30% of them had consistently taken their medication and were able to lower the amount of HIV in their bodies to undetectable levels. While undetectable, a person living with HIV remains in good health, and it is virtually impossible transmit the virus to a partner. Prevention options (e.g., condoms, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) exist for those in relationships where one partner is not yet undetectable.

In most states, it is perfectly legal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their sexual orientation or their gender identity in one or more aspects of their life, including employment, housing, and public accommodations. Explicit non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity do not exist at the federal level either.

Dealing with the potential consequences of bias and discrimination – job loss, homelessness, lack of healthcare insurance – often results in LGBTQ people engaging in behaviors that facilitate the spread of HIV. For example, in the face of persistent employment discrimination, many transgender women are left with few other options but to engage in survival sex work in order to meet their most basic

Moonlight Outreach Held At Dancers Club

Key Populations Uganda held a moonlight outreach  at Dancers club, where the Young KPs always stage for night clubbing in collaboration with Reach Out Mbuya, free health service to the LGBTI Persons such as -HIV/AIDS test & treat (TT),STI treatment ,Safe sex counselling,Body checkup,Lubricants & condom distribution,Booking for safe male circumcision and testing of  Hepatitis 'B'.
We take this opportunity to thank our health provider who did the great work in our community our lives healthy and the LGBTI community persons .