SPFPP Episode 151: The Evolution of Disclosure - A Decade of Difference

Diagnosed with genital HSV2 at age 17, we catch up with 21 year old Gemini who really demonstrates how far of a difference there is in how her disclosure experiences went compared to mine being a decade apart in age. We talk about secondarily disclosure where your friends all know already so if someone you know second hand is interested in dating you, then they do it for you. What's interesting is that those friends who know also stand up for you as someone with herpes if someone gets to talking slick at the mouth about you or herpes in general. While the first person she told was someone she trusted, that person still went off and told the entire school. While Gemini has always been alternative, it didn't stop the athletes in relationships with the most popular cheerleader from attempting to shoot their shot with her. Gemini is also queer identifying and woke af as you can hear from our conversation. She's a survivor of suicide (multiple siblings) so we touch on that and how she seemingly has to be the glue/strength of her family. This is a really great interview and while I sound terrible due to being sick, I'm glad we were able to make an online interview work well here. Oh and we talk about making your friend group your dating pool which I'm all about right now!