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Podcast: Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann Johnson
Episode: Unraveling the STI/STD Stigma, Genital Herpes, and Developing Sexual Agency, and Relational Communication with Jenelle Marie
Description: Jenelle Marie Pierce is the Executive Director of The STI Project, the founder of the Herpes Activist Network, and is the spokesperson for Positive Singles. As an STI + Sexual Health Educator and content creator, Jenelle is dismantling STI stigma through awareness, education, and acceptance. What She Shares:   The definitions of STI and STD, and how they differ   Safe sex vs safer sex   How many sexually active people contract STIs in their lifetime   Her own journey with untangling STI stigma What You'll Hear:   Understanding that you are not alone with an STI diagnosis   The majority of people livi...