Other Resources

• State of Maine directory of syringe exchanges.

• Hi My Name Is Tina - A Canadian safer use resource for gay/men who have sex with men (MSM) crystal meth users.

• Tweaker.org - A US resource for MSM who use meth or other drugs.

• Portland Recovery Community Center - Maine's home for addiction recovery. Meetings, resources, fellowship, and more! 

• Crystal Meth Anonymous meets every Saturday at 7pm at the Portland Recovery Community Center.  For more information on meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, please call the PRCC at (207) 553-2575. 

Safer Sex and COVID 19

• Harm Reduction discussion with queer public health doctor, Dr. Dementre

• Science based information about HIV & COVID with HIV Doc, Dr. David Malebranch.

• A discussion about the past and future of casual sex and hooking up from the Body.com.

• European site PrEPster has a suite of info about HIV, PrEP, safer sex, and COVID.

• COVID safer sex fact sheet from NYC Public Health

• Austrialian safer sex site "The Sex You Want" has great COVID resources.

Trans Resources

Better Topping & Bottoming

• Vice gives us a new perspective in this article on the potential risks of douching before sex

• Blindjaw has some great advice on how to clean your ass before anal play in this animated webcomic.  

• Interested in improving your bottoming skills? Read this article by Beastly (aka Alex Cheves), a gay sex blogger!

• Interested in improving your topping skills? Don't worry, Beastly's got you covered for that one, too! Read up here for some valuable advice on topping.

HIV Policy

• The Center for HIV Law & Policy is a great resources for legal and policy information concerning HIV.

  • 10 Reasons Why Criminalization of HIV Exposure Or Transmission Is Bad Public Policy - Thought it was written in 2008, it is still a concise statement on how unhelpful the criminalization of HIV is.

Partner Notification Tools

• Through "Tell Your Partners," you can use to anonymously notify partners about potential exposures to sexually transmitted infections.

  • Tell Your Partners

HIV: A Complete Guide by Khan Academy 

• This series explains the biology behind HIV and provides scientific explanations regarding how HIV works. Easy to understand, this video series is good information for anyone who is curious about the science behind HIV/AIDS

  • HIV: A Complete Guide

"Patient Zero"

• "Patient Zero" is a podcast episode of WNYC'S RadioLab that provides information on the history of AIDS and epidemiology as a whole. 

  • "Patient Zero"​

The SciShow's Specials on HIV

• This two-part series discusses both the origins of HIV and the contemporary battle against HIV. Informative and interactive, this series is great for anyone interested in knowing more about HIV 

  • How a Sick Chimp Led to a Global Pandemic (Pt 1.)

  • Why HIV Isn't a Death Sentence Anymore (Pt. 2)

Enroll207

• Are you looking to get health insurance via the Affordable Care Act/Mainecare? Enroll207 allows you to enroll and to learn more about what Mainecare can provide you.

  • Enroll207​

Maine Consumers For Affordable Healthcare

• Maine Consumers for Affordable Healthcare (MCAHC) is a Maine-based health advocacy and consumer assistance hotline. Their mission is to "advocate for Maine people to be heard, respected, and well-served in a health system that provides coverage, access and quality, affordable care to all." Additionally, MCAHC runs a consumer hotline that provides answers for your questions on how to enroll in Mainecare.​

  • To get your questions on Mainecare answered, call MCAHC's hotline at 1-800-965-7476. The hotline is open from 8:30AM-5:30PM Monday-Friday. ​