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My mother is a wonderfully determined woman, but there was something particularly focused about her that afternoon. “Alexander, I think we need to talk”. What followed was an incredibly awkward ‘sex talk’ that only now am I able to look back on and appreciate the intent behind the petals. “You are a flower”, she started, […]

Last month, the YEP Project had the opportunity to present at the 2018 Sexual Health and Blood-borne Virus Applied Research and Evaluation Network (SiREN) Symposium.  Myself and one other YEP Crew Peer Educator Susan presented on the work YEP does, who the YEP Crew is and how many people we were able to reach in […]

I recently had the displeasure of going through a break up and to be honest in the past I have always been very unsympathetic towards breakups. In my mind they always had a way of seeming very ‘high school’ you know? Like *insert whiny voice* “three months or six months of my life was a […]

If you think about it, there really aren’t too many times in your life when you would see vulvas. I can think of many people who, when they saw one for the first time, saw it in porn (either filmed or still images). Porn is known for editing and photo-shopping, so sometimes the bodies depicted […]

It’s hard to find a safe place to pee when you’re transgender. I am a person who was assigned female at birth, but has transitioned with the help of hormone replacement and chest surgery to look relatively male. However, the way I express myself through clothes, makeup, and fashion doesn’t necessarily fit neatly into the […]

Engaging in cultural activities, whether that is art, music, dance or other, gives people the space to practice wellbeing. It isn’t a mystery that culture establishes the potential for transformation of self-identity. As a young person, finding your identity echoed by others within a cultural context like music is extremely powerful. Confidence is gained from […]

So… you had unprotected sex, what do you do next? We all know that protection is important, especially if you’re having sex with multiple partners. Having unprotected sex puts you at risk of contracting a range of sexually transmitted infections and blood born viruses and for some it could result in pregnancy. But, we’re all […]

The world is a big place with over 7 billion people. If you feel out of place, just know that you are not the only one. If you feel that no one can relate to you, it might be because you haven’t met “your people” just yet. They are waiting for you, just like you […]

Here it is! We’re super excited to launch our brand new video on how to get an STI test at M Clinic, which is the free sexual health clinic for gay and bisexual men here in Perth. For more info, check out http://www.mclinic.org.au/