Sexual Health and Pleasure

Despite the key role of sex in women’s well-being, sexual and reproductive health are too often disconnected from HIV. The Well Project's materials and programs affirm the importance of pleasure, sex positivity, and reproductive justice for women living with HIV across the gender spectrum.

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Does HIV make it hard for you to feel sexy or be intimate? Get some tips about how to boost your sex-esteem and put the pleasure back in sex!

Not only do I want these things, I deserve them. So does everyone else living with HIV. Shift the paradigm. Let's talk about pleasure.

"The best part of being able to sit on the panel … was the fact that I was able to talk about women's health, sex, and pleasure," writes The Well Project community advisory board member Kim Canady of her experience speaking at AIDS 2024.

SHE/HER/THEY (Sexual Health Education/HIV Empowerment Resources/Treating HIV Equally) is an educational outreach initiative focused on improving engagement in care, health outcomes, and well-being for women living with and vulnerable to HIV while promoting language justice and holistic wellness through a non-stigmatizing lens.

Women Like Us – Aging Positively focuses on increasing overall health and wellness among women aging with HIV by increasing social connectedness and access to relevant health information.

Learn about the ways older women are overlooked despite being vulnerable to acquiring HIV, how knowledge is power, and the importance of getting tested.

"I found myself about to give up and not write anything – until I found myself in the Global Village," writes community advisory board member Kimberly Canady of her experience in Munich, Germany, at AIDS 2024.

Providers can normalize HIV and integrate prevention into efforts to support women's overall health. Browse this resource for talking points and shareable infographics to help inspire and guide these crucial conversations. 

Helmed by The Well Project’s Bridgette Picou, LVN, ACLPN, The SHE is Women's Conference created a safe space for women living with HIV of all genders, providers, and allies to build community, learn skills, and have fun.

Watch a special A Girl Like Me LIVE in commemoration of National HIV Testing Day, which delves into the diverse narratives and experiences of women living with and vulnerable to HIV.

Get basic information on what safer sex is and is not, how to practice different forms of safer sex, and tips on thinking things through ahead of time.

This year for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD), The Well Project presented a powerful discussion on sex, pleasure, and PrEP. Watch now!

Learn about GYN care, what to expect with breast and pelvic exams, questions to ask your provider, and more.

Many complex factors affect women's health beyond HIV. Learn about reproductive justice, the role of pleasure, and other related ways of thinking about people's sexual and reproductive lives.

Sex and intimacy were robbed from me such a long time ago that I've forgotten how beautiful and miraculous my own body as a woman is.

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