Making Sex Safe Again, with Lauren Weiniger

Lauren Weiniger, co-founder of The Safe App, joins us to discuss which lessons Lauren’s long distance relationships have taught her, why living in different cities actually makes you feel even more like you’re living together, the Tinder effect on STDs, why educating yourself on STDs is a personal responsibility and an important first step, how The Safe App helps broach the STD conversation with a partner, which specific questions to ask your doctor to ensure you get the right tests taken and how to make sure it’s covered by insurance, how The Safe App can help get you tested for inexpensively if you don’t have insurance, which STDs are curable and which is most prevalent right now, why you should treat an STD urgently and abstain from sex, how information you share on The Safe App is secure and prevents people from fudging their results, why having STD results creates more sexual freedom and makes sex even sexier, and how The Safe App and supporting sexual health is a step in the direction toward a sexual revolution. Get Safe with Lauren and The Safe App IG - @laurenweiniger @thesafeapp Website - https://safeapp.me/   Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen: Host Socials - @jenifergolden, @laurenleonelli, @complicatedshow Shop our store - https://www.amazon.com/shop/complicatedshow  Support - https://www.patreon.com/itscomplicated Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/support