I don’t joke when it comes to taking care of my physical body. I had already made an appointment with my Dr. to get a sexual health checkup later in the week. To me, being seriously exclusive meant no need for condoms since I am on the pill.
I was at this after-work ‘Cocktails with Colleagues’ event hosted by my Black Women’s Networking group. The theme was promoting radical self-care for women. This one booth grabbed my attention. The information displayed was about why we as Black women should introduce HIV testing as a part of our regular self-care regime. The way the information was being presented, judgement-free and so matter of factly, got me thinking. I’m messaged my boo to remind him to add this test to his check-up list too.
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