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There is no one STI test that detects them all! (2020)
April 24, 20205 Reasons to Masturbate During the COVID-19 Outbreak- YEP Crew Blog Post (2020)
March 20, 2020This article was written in early 2020, at the start of the pandemic. Remember when the whole world was in lockdown? Yeah, here’s what our thoughts were… COVID-19 is a new coronavirus outbreak that began late last year in Wuhan, China and has now hit us here in WA. You’ve probably heard that people have […]
The YEP Project & YDAN at the 2018 Katanning SHS Health Expo!
October 9, 2019Itchy Vajayjay? YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
August 2, 2019Have you ever had a yeast infection? Maybe you’re like me and you’ve had one more than ten times, cause if you’re a cis woman or someone else who has a vagina, there’s a 75% chance you’ll get one in your lifetime. (Stats for penile yeast infections are harder to find, but data suggests the […]
Talking Positive- YEP Crew Video (2019)
August 1, 2019An Introvert’s Guide to Dating as an Introvert- YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
July 22, 2019Welcome to a 101 guide to dating, from a self-proclaimed dating coach with minimal experience giving unsolicited advice for your benefit (hopefully). Do you struggle to “put yourself out there”? Do you hate being around people but also crave affection but aren’t necessarily equipped to seek it? Well you’ve come to the right place. Because […]
Syphilis in the City- SHQ Blog Post (2019)
July 16, 2019You may have heard about the recent syphilis outbreak in WA, including Perth. Or you may have heard nothing at all. Syphilis is like that – often you don’t even know it’s there (bit scary, right?). Let’s start with the basics. Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infection (STI) that can be passed on through unprotected […]
Dating Apps to Friend Apps – Could you find your next BFF? YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
July 2, 2019So I am sure everyone has heard all about dating apps by now. But have you heard of an app where you can make new friends? Well I had not heard of these apps until just recently. Online dating and dating app’s have been shown to actually work. Much to my surprise I have met […]
Not male, not female… then what? – YEP Volunteer Blog Post (2019)
June 27, 2019It was not until I was 20 that I started noticing an uncomfortable feeling within myself whenever I heard words like ‘man’, ‘boy’, ‘he/him/his’ or ‘sir’ used for myself. These are words used to describe or refer to someone who is male, but these did not sound like the right words for me. I began […]
Is it okay to pretend to be LGBTIQA+ in order to educate other people? – YEP Crew Blog Post (2019)
June 11, 2019I didn’t realise how varied the responses to this question would be until I asked the peer-educators, volunteers, friends and other young people around me. The rationale for some who agreed that presenting yourself as LGBTIQA+ could be acceptable and useful included: For some young people, they may have never been exposed to a gay […]