So World AIDS Day was last Sat. Dec. 1st. For my internship at Planned Parenthood, I helped at an AIDS Day event at UB. We had a table of information, free condoms, and were signing people up for a new Planned Parenthood student group on UB's campus.
It was nice to see a different campus and talk about sexual health and answer questions that people had. I also love spreading the word about an awesome organization.
One thing that struck me was how many guys did't know about the services we had for men. Besides pap smears, pelvic exams, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, pre-natal care and birth contro/Plan B prescriptions for women, Planned Parenthood offers STD testing and treatment and cancer screenings for men. They also give free condoms to anyone who comes in. They will even give Emergency Contraception (Plan B) to guys if they ask for it. They also have an education program and some sites even offer counseling to people who want it. I also had some LGBT students asking what we could do for them, and I explained that the organization is non-judgmental and provides services for everyone, and they also do a lot of advocacy work for the LGBT community.
I figured I would share this info in case anyone ever needed their services! They are all confidential, don't need parental consent to go, don't need to be a US citizen, and their fees are based on an ability to pay, so a lot of college students get their services for free or really cheap. They're website is plannedparenthood.org if anyone wants to check it out! They're also always looking for interns and volunteers, which would be awesome for anyone declaring the Women's Studies major/minor.
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