Dr. Jasmine Abrams

It can hold all of these things.

Your sexual health is more than whether or not you're getting pregnant or getting an STD.

So for 2026, I would have to agree.

I would love for people to be pleasure-centered, pleasure-focused, not just physically, right?

In mind, body, and spirit, if you're on that vibe.

When we're thinking about mentally what it looks like, what it feels like to have pleasurable sexual experiences, for me and the people in my research, that looks like being able to have guilt-free sex, shame-free sex,

That looks like being able to go into a situation and not be concerned for your safety or your well-being.

And how do you do that?

You do that through conversation and communication.

You do that through regular screening for yourself.

Your partner is also getting screened.

You do that through being knowledgeable of things.

So one thing I want to name is

is HIV is not the devil or a demon.

It's a condition.

We've seen people have decades long relationships where they are what we call serodiscordant.

They do not have the same HIV status.

A person is HIV negative and a person is HIV positive.

That is completely possible.

So I don't want to frame this conversation like in the light that pleasure doesn't involve HIV.