Episode 19: Incurable STI stigma w/ Laureen HD

Laureen HD

STI Awareness Advocate & Youtuber

In Episode 19 of the SensuElle Podcast, host Ari interviews YouTuber, Sex Educator, and STI Positivty Advocate, Laureen HD • (she/her). Laureen shares how she went from keeping her genital herpes diagnosis a secret to becoming an advocate for living with incurable STIs.

Laureen answers burning questions about

✨ how to disclose STI status with care and even humor

✨ relearning how to date after diagnosis

✨ why stigma is the worst symptom of (incurable) STIs

✨ how she remains sex-positive and shame-free 8 years after HSV-2 contraction

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