On Thursday, September 24, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) will host
"The Pleasure Principle: Penetration, Pleasure, Condoms and PrEP",
the first in a new series of discussions that will educate New Yorkers
about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)
as HIV-prevention tools. When taken as prescribed, PrEP is over 90 percent
effective in preventing HIV transmission, and along with condoms is a
critical tool in Governor Cuomo's blueprint to end the AIDS epidemic
in New York State by 2020. This discussion will explore the difficulties
talking about sex, pleasure, and penetration within the context of condom
and PrEP use. In 2014, GMHC hosted five "PrEP Rallies"that were
attended by hundreds of community members and PrEP advocates, which covered
issues ranging from PrEP basics and accessibility to preventing HIV transmission
in sero-different couples.
WHO:
Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC); Confirmed panelists include:
- Damon Jacobs, LMFT, private practice psychotherapist
- Garrick Holland, participant in GMHC's HIV prevention program for youth, Sankofa
- Mya Vazquez, spokesmodel for hivstopswithme.org
- Jason Villareal, Nurse Practitioner
- Jeff Rindler, Chief Program Officer, GMHC will moderate
WHEN:
Thursday, September 24, 2015, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
WHERE:
GMHC
446 West 33rd Street -7th floor, NYC
(between 9th and 10th Avenues)
Interviews with panelists and moderator available after the discussion
