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Welcome 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 […]

You 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 […]

So 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 […]

It 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 […]

I 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 […]

Condoms are invaluable tools for protecting yourself and your partners from STIs, BBVs and pregnancy, but they are only effective when used properly. For a guide on how to safely and effectively put on a condom, see our guide, but here are some additional do’s and don’ts that you may not be aware of! DO […]

(Editor’s note: While this post was written as season 1 was airing, fast forward a few years and the show has been consistently great and continues to demonstrate a level of nuance and authenticity in its writing that few shows can match. We still highly recommend giving it a watch, if you haven’t already) I’ll […]

I was talking to a friend about the routine vaccinations we got in school (riveting convo hey), and turns out she never got her 3rd dose of the HPV vaccine! THIRD dose, you ask? HP-what, you ask? Why am I reading a whole page on HPV, you ask? While the third question is a fair […]