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Whitney Dawn Carlson
social media consultant. @perpetualpacker blogger. I talk to people on the Internet about current events, politics and social justice. Oh, and cats.
I feel ignorant not knowing about this huge stigma you speak of, Whitney.
Danna Colman
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I was diagnosed a year and a half ago. After I found out, I did feel the way I described based on the internal thoughts and words I’d heard about STIs throughout my life. Though I’m a feminist and have read up on sexual health, I still felt that way because it’s what society told me.

The trolling happened recently. It reinforced the reason I felt so badly at first. People can be judgmental and awful. Did I listen to them this time? Nope. But I know people who do listen and internalize all these horrible things. I wrote this for them.

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    Whitney Dawn Carlson

    social media consultant. @perpetualpacker blogger. I talk to people on the Internet about current events, politics and social justice. Oh, and cats.