National HIV AIDS Strategy and Sex Positivity

Posted by Hands United on November 9, 2015

NHAS and Sex Positivity: A Conversation
July of this year brought about the release of the updated National HIV AIDS Strategy (NHAS) 2020. This update is a continued coordinated, comprehensive, and collaborative response to the HIV epidemic focusing on the “right people,” the “right places,” and the “right practices.”

Join us for a live webcast where panelists will be discussing what it means to implement prevention programs and services that are sex positive and compliment NHAS initiatives and best practices. Our webcast will unpack current HIV prevention messaging and program implementation, and cover relevant topics such as condom-less sex, the pill that prevents HIV, (PrEP), comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education, and responsive LGBT inclusion.

WHEN: November 9th, 2015

TIME: 2:00 PM – EST

REGISTER: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEXPOSNHAS

* This panel discussion will be done using Google Hangout. We will send a link upon registration.

OBJECTIVES:

Participants will:

• Explore what is sex positive prevention and its integration into NHAS 2020.
• Learn to identity sex positive prevention messaging and explore its impact.
• Unpack the relationships between sex-positivity and responsible sex.
• Discuss the role of HIV state-of-the-science in sex positive practices.
• Learn to apply a sex positive lens to current programs and services.

MODERATOR: Michael Diaz, MA
Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) Specialist

OUR PANELISTS:
Elicia Gonzales, LSW, M.Ed

Since 2009, Elicia Gonzales has enthusiastically served as Executive Director for GALAEI: A queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization where she leads a team of dedicated, hard-working, and passionate individuals. Elicia serves on the Board of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA, on the Community Advisory Board for the UPENN Mental Health and AIDS Research Center, and on the Leadership Council for the National Latino AIDS Action Network. She has worked in the social justice field for more than 16 years in various capacities ranging from reproductive justice to queer Latino social justice. Elicia moved to Philadelphia in 2004 to obtain Masters degrees in Social Work and Human Sexuality Education from Widener University. She is originally from Denver, Colorado where all of her beloved family resides

Anthony Freeman, M.A

Anthony Freeman, is a sexuality scholar, researcher and PhD candidate in Social Welfare at the CUNY Graduate Center. As Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Support at “The Center,” NYC he manages data entry, analysis and programmatic evaluation initiatives; working with nonprofit staff to create effective data collection tools and create measureable goals and outcomes for support groups and special events. With over ten years of social science based research experience, his focus is improving the sexual health of gay/bisexual men, especially reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in young men of color. Anthony holds a BA in Psychology/Media from Hunter College and an MA in Sexuality Studies from San Francisco State University.