19. Somebody You Love has herpes (Rubi Valentine)

This week we are joined by Rubi Valentine to discuss the porn industry, starting sex work at a young age, and STIs. We talk about health checks, safer sex, disclosing a positive test result, and the stigma around STIs. For Shit People Say, Rubi introduces Holly and Jenna to the concept of apology pumpkins. 

Rubi’s most recent episode on It’s So Hard: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OWQY5LVPlwCylQKA3feGl?si=E7BZErbcRjuP3veOdmSF8A

Scarlet Alliance Emergency Relief Fund: https://chuffed.org/project/sex-worker-support

CHAPTERS

Main Segment 1:42 Somebody You Love has herpes

Question of the Week 20:22 health checks, protection for oral, dental dams

Shit People Say: 49:01 “why so many pictures of your tongue?”

LINKS 

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Somebody You Love is sponsored by Assembly Four, empowering sex workers through technology: https://assemblyfour.com/

For more info on sex work in Australia, please check out the following organisations: 

ACT (SWOP ACT): https://meridianact.org.au/swop/

NSW (SWOP NSW): https://swop.org.au/

NT (SWOP NT): https://www.ntahc.org.au/swopnt

Qld (Respect Inc): https://respectqld.org.au/

SA (SIN): http://www.sin.org.au/sindex.html

Tas (Scarlet Alliance): https://scarletalliance.org.au/links/

Vic (Vixen Collective): https://www.vixencollective.org/vc

WA (SWEAR):http://sexworkerrightswa.org

WA (Magenta): http://magenta.org.au

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/somebodyyoupod

Chapters

• 1:42 Main Segment: Somebody You Love has herpes
• 20:21 Question of the Week: health checks, protection for oral, dental dams
• 48:57 Shit People Say: “why so many pictures of your tongue?”