Mpowerment Iowa City

01/21/2021

Hi everyone! In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you wondered how to practice safer s*x? On Wednesday, 1/27, at 2:00 PM, we will be hosting a virtual presentation called Love in the Time of COVID-19 to discuss how to reduce s*xual health risks during the COVID-19 pandemic and afterwards. We hope to see you there!

Zoom link: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/97971817413
Meeting ID: 979 7181 7413

06/27/2020

Just 1 hour until we will be available on Zoom for s*xual health questions, resources, and tips-- during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond! Join us anytime over the 6-7 PM hour to ask us about anything related to these topics or to just decompress and discuss. Here's the Zoom info:

Meeting ID: 940 2524 1844
Password: 506775

06/27/2020

Tomorrow, on Saturday, 6/27 at 6:00 PM, we will be hosting an event called Love in the Time of COVID-19: Safer S*x for Our Moment. We’ll be providing resources for s*xual and emotional health, and encouraging you to share your own insight and resources! Open discussion about how to maintain our emotional and physical health during times of change is encouraged. We'll be around for an hour starting at 6; we would love for you to stop by for as long as is comfortable!

Here's the Zoom info:
Meeting ID: 940 2524 1844
Password: 506775

06/23/2020

Remember that this event is happening TOMORROW at 2:00 PM!

Zoom information:
Meeting ID: 927 4472 9747
Password: 482671

To close out pride month, we will be hosting 3 virtual events over the next two weeks. On Wednesday, 6/24, at 2:00 PM, we will be taking a look at Deepa Iyer ()'s Social Change Map. We will identify our unique, vital roles in the intersectional LGBTQ+ movement. We will also explore how this knowledge can strengthen the health of you and your community. This will be a chance to connect, reflect, and process with other LGBTQ folks; we hope we'll see you there!

Zoom information:
Meeting ID: 927 4472 9747
Password: 482671

06/20/2020

To close out pride month, we will be hosting 3 virtual events over the next two weeks. On Wednesday, 6/24, at 2:00 PM, we will be taking a look at Deepa Iyer ()'s Social Change Map. We will identify our unique, vital roles in the intersectional LGBTQ+ movement. We will also explore how this knowledge can strengthen the health of you and your community. This will be a chance to connect, reflect, and process with other LGBTQ folks; we hope we'll see you there!

Zoom information:
Meeting ID: 927 4472 9747
Password: 482671

05/13/2020

Check out this awesome guide - thanks to Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition for sharing!

Harm Reduction isn't just about drugs... Disruptions to daily life, engendered by COVID-19, have impacted illicit drug markets, mental health, and substance use, but they also have an impact on our intimate relationships and s*xual desires, behaviors, and practices.

In this great guide (link below) on how to have s*x during COVID-19, JD Davids hands out s*xy social distancing tips.

(Side note: The New York City Dept. of Public Health released some very similar tips of safer s*x during the pandemic.... governmental public health workers take note! https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-s*x-guidance.pdf)

Pandemic-s*x take home points:

1. Your desire can be your guide, and you can be guided in knowing your desire.

2. Use this time to say what you've been meaning to say in your s*x life.

3. If you take care of yourself first, everyone else might just be more fun.

Read the full guide: https://thecrankyqueer.substack.com/p/how-to-have-s*x-in-the-covid-19-coronavirus

01/16/2019

Do you enjoy karaoke? Haven’t gotten tested in awhile? Come to Studio13 Thursday night anytime from 9:00pm - Midnight for a free HIV test followed by some fun songs! Hope to see you there!

12/03/2018

Please join us tonight at a special screening of the film "Memories of a Penitent Heart" in honor of World AIDS Day at Ellig Auditorium at the University of Iowa. JCPH will be offering free, rapid, and confidential HIV testing during this event.

http://ow.ly/xJZO50jQJO7

11/15/2018

Are you 18 years old or older, a man, live in the Midwest, & prescribed PrEP (Truvada)?

If so, you can contribute to the PrEP & s*xual healthcare conversation in nonurban areas. Please take this short survey (https://bit.ly/2IZ9G9q) to see if you are eligible to participate in a telephone interview about your PrEP experiences. Once you complete the telephone interview, you get a $20 Amazon gift card!

Contact [email protected] if you have questions.