Jonathan Van Ness was launched into fame shortly after Netflix’s Queer Eye was aired, becoming an instant LGBT icon. Van Ness is known for a bubbly and uplifting personality that, like the rest of his co-stars, seeks to help people featured on the show. He recently granted an interview to The New York Times in which he came out as HIV-positive while providing a new more intimate look into his off-camera personal struggles. Following the publication of this article, Van Ness has teamed up with Planned Parenthood to speak about STDs and the role played by the Trump administration in defunding it.
With a video posted on social media, he explains the importance of STD testing while calling out the Trump-Pence administration for attempting to defund Federal programs that benefit everyone who wishes to use public services for sexual health. “Hi everyone, I’m here today to talk to you about sexual health,” he says in the video. “Everyone deserves a sex life that is safe, fun, and empowering. Talking with your partners about STDS and safer sex is an important part of any healthy and sexy relationship.”
Van Ness then moves on to call out Trump’s February move to redirect funds to anti-abortion and faith-based groups. “What you should also know is that the Trump-Pence administration is making it even harder for people to access free or low-cost STD testing and treatment by forcing Planned Parenthood out of the Title X Program, a 50-year-old federal program that 4 million people use for affordable sexual health care like low-cost STD testing, birth control, and cancer screenings.”
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But this campaign is part of something bigger for which Van Ness calls on us to join the struggle “to protect Title X and Planned Parenthood, to make sure everyone can get the sexual healthcare that they deserve”. All you have to do is “text Title X to 22422 to take action and stand with Planned Parenthood!”
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