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My goals for 2016

Be happy

Wake up earlier

Eat less junk

Wear cute outfits

Improve makeup skills

Get a tattoo

Actually like myself and my life

This new girl I work with mentions herpes literally every twenty minutes. "Can I have a sip of your drink." "No. I-" "What do you have herpes?" "Do you want half of my candy cane?" "Yeah thanks... But wait do you have herpes?" "I hope she gives him herpes." Blahhh, she acts like a 12 year old who just learned that word. I wanna punch her

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As I started writing about my experiences, I found myself using the term ‘HSV’ over ‘herpes.’ I realized it had a different effect on what I was saying. HSV is way more stealth: most people, unless they know they’re positive for it or are unusually well-versed in sexual health terminology, don’t know what this acronym stands for. But it sure sounds medical, and thus legitimate, making it easier to talk about herpes without implicating deviance, morality, disgust. For once people might regard your situation as a valid health issue, rather than something to be mocked or dismissed as your fault. Eventually, though, I transitioned into using ‘herpes’ intentionally. BECAUSE it is more visceral, BECAUSE of all its connotations. I have discovered a certain power in this word: in uttering it, I force people to reckon with what I am. To sit with their discomfort.

The Sweet Curse of Embodiment: Navigating the Self Within Sexualized Illness (2014)

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Katya’s 12 Days of Christmas Days 7-12 @momsgoldteeth

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I’m feeling festive.

I have herpes. It's no big deal. I'm still as sexy as before I was diagnosed, and so are you. I've never posted a picture like this before, but I'm feeling confident.

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