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Emily is a globally recognized sex educator, renowned for her expertise in dispelling myths surrounding herpes and other STIs

WRITING

How to Talk to Your Partner About Getting Tested
COVID-19 Shaming, Like Sex Shaming, Is Bad for Public Health
Jimmy Kimmel’s Jokes About Herpes Aren’t Funny
Flipping the Script on the Sexual Health Conversation With Renowned Sex Educator Emily Depasse
What I Wish I Had Known When I Was Diagnosed with Herpes 5 Years Ago
What to Say If Your Friend Has Herpes
A Manifesto on Pleasure and Self-Love for We With an STI
Queer Women Share What It’s Like to Live with Herpes in a Heteronormative World
How I Found the Positives in a Positive Herpes Diagnosis
STD vs. STI: Is There a Difference?
4 Steps to a Hopeful Future with Herpes
Sexual Health: How to Be Your Own Advocate
How to Tell Your Partner You Have Herpes
What’s the Difference Between the Herpes Viruses?
How to Navigate Oral Sex with HSV-1 and HSV-2
Why You Should Disclose Your STI Status to Partners
How to Take Care of Your Mental Health After a Herpes Diagnosis
How My Lowest Moments After Herpes Diagnosis Led Me to Find a New Purpose
Yes, Masturbation After Herpes is Totally Okay (Here’s Why)
Taking the Dirty Out of the Deed
To the Girls He Hasn’t Given Herpes to Yet: This is For You
This Is How I Learn to Come
Talking About Your STI Status Before Getting Intimate

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