Choose Your Words Wisely: Appropriate Language For HIV
HIV is now considered a manageable health condition, yet the stigma remains disappointingly prevalent, even within our community. From the moment we open our apps, we see this ignorance is in plain sight, with words like “clean” and “DDF” (which means drug and disease free) tarnishing countless profiles. This is unacceptable behavior and far too […]
How to Balance Polyamory and Primary Partners 101
With Advice from Agender, Poly Sex Therapist Kristen O’Guin Just like sexuality and gender, non-monogamous feelings and relationships fall on a spectrum. One type of non-monogamous relationships is polyamory, which is defined as “people having multiple loving, intentional, and intimate relationships at the same time with consent of all people involved and with specific guidelines.” […]
TEA-stimonial: Meet Casey Navarre
Meet Casey, Support Representative at Q Care Plus Not only does Q Care Plus have a team of medical providers who have extensive, specialized backgrounds in patient care and HIV prevention, but we also have an amazing team of Support Representatives who help our patients thrive, answer their questions, and ensure that they are taken […]
Meet Dr. Hall, Q Care Plus’s Chief Medical Officer
Meet the leader behind our medical team, our recently appointed Chief Medical Officer Dr. Christopher Hall. With a rich history working in the infectious diseases care and prevention space, Dr. Hall brings decades of clinical and programmatic experience to Q Care Plus. Dr. Hall has served in many roles in medical practices and local, state, […]
Meet Malik, Director of Support Services
Meet Malik, Director of Support Services At Q Care Plus, we strive to provide the highest quality experience while you’re getting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) online. We couldn’t do this without our amazing support services team, led by Malik Knox. We sat down with Malik to hear more about his journey to Q Care Plus, his […]
Why I Love The Convenience of At- Home HIV and STI Tests as a Queer, Disabled Person
As a physically disabled person who uses a wheelchair, one of my most uncomfortable moments is when I have to go to the doctor for STI screening or any kind of test. The doctors never have the right kind of equipment I need to transfer, the room is almost always too small for me as […]