July 16, 2026 • 8 mins
Angela Yee, Akeem Woods, and Jordy Jor have an honest conversation about sexual health, the importance of routine STI testing, and why PrEP is a powerful tool in HIV prevention. They discuss breaking the stigma around sexual wellness, protecting yourself and your partners, and why taking control of your health should never be taboo.
This episode is sponsored by Care for the Culture from Gilead Sciences, encouraging everyone to stay informed, get tested, and take charge of their sexual health.
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
What's up.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
It's lip service. I'm Angela yee A Keen Woods, and
you know saying that this is lip service. I just
am flashing back to when we first started this. It's
been thirteen years since we've had the podcast, but even
before that, I had lip Service on serious satellite radio.
And the reason why I started it is that I
felt like in our community, we weren't having these open
(00:25):
and honest conversations about sex with no stigma attached to it.
A lot of times people could feel like embarrassed to
talk about things like sexual preferences about sti's just what
we're doing in the bedroom. And I didn't want to
feel like that was taboo for us to be able
to do. And so that's really the reason why I
(00:45):
started lip Service. And now I feel like it's just
an important space for us to be able to talk
about things like, you know, preventing Sti's and also taking
prep right, which is a medication that you can take
that can help make sure that you don't get HIV.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Yeah, it's a great medication and it's for everyone. It's
for men, women, gay, straight, by pan, the whole little crew.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
You know what.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I love it, as you too. I came because people
can be judgmental, but you don't care. You are very
unapologetically who you are. I am, you know, and who
you are is also you do things, and I'm like,
I came as well, but you are at least safe
about going about it.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
I am outside, but I am safe. I always, I always.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
I even post about I had to post that one viral,
like I just what people were mad about. I'm like,
I just got I just got my results back. I
don't have any sds or sis. Back to the streets
I go, and everyone was like, people are back, say
back to the streets I go. But I'm like, I'm
just being realistic. Like if I'm a whole, but I'm responsible.
I take the medication, I get tested every two or
(01:50):
three months, and then I sleep with strangers.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Okay, saying y'all should do that, but I'm saying you're
a responsible.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Exactly if you're gonna be a whole.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
That's there's different levels of it.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, but you know, I do want to also, and
I love that you said that because I think getting
tested is so important. You know, my juice bar, and
I've done this at other locations too, But I always
encourage people to get tested. And I've done like testing
days where we had the truck come out and people
were able to get a free juice and then go
get tested for AHIV.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And it's most places you can get tested for free.
You're not spending money. You just show up, you get tested.
It takes it's super quick.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Yeah, even at your normal doctor. Yeah, I go. My
normal doctors do all the blood workers.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I get tested for every single thing when I go
and listen and when I say everything, I mean I
don't play, and so nothing worse when that doctor calls you.
But it was just high cholesterol. Right, But I still
was like panicking. But you know what, I realized, knowing
is better than not knowing. And I know that sounds
like a cliche, but it's so true. And preventing is
better than not preventing. So if there is an option
(02:55):
that's available for you to make sure that you can
prevent something from happening, why not take something like prep right?
And I think there's no shame in having these conversations.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, it needs to be destigmatized because a lot of
times the reason why some straight men won't take it
or in some cases like.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Oh, what's a gay medicine.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
It's like, you know, the the virus doesn't have a
sexual preference. The virus effects for anyone, any human exactly,
just because you're homophobic the pills. If you're sexually active,
you should be on it. If you're sexually active, you
should be taking the medication to prevent because sometimes condomsn't
(03:35):
prevent everything.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
This is every day you wake up, take the pill.
You're good.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And I want to say this. If you know that
you're like doing other things and you're outside like a queen,
you know you have a responsibility to not just protect yourself,
but the people are the people.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Pally, the other people who are You're who are doing
your little escapade.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
With yes, and it's summer, summer is coming.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Things are about to get you.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Want to be a hot girl, want to be hot
down there?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I know.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
But I love that we can have these like conversations
to bring attention to this because I think people also
still no matter where, are not aware that this medication
is available. And even listen, I remember somebody called into
my show and he was talking about and Yeah, he
was saying that he was dating somebody who told him
(04:23):
that their HIV positive, and.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
He didn't want to know if he can, and he.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Really did want to date her, but he had some
concerns and we told him, look, you know, you can
take PREP and that will offer you a level of
protection so that you want.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
And oddly enough, the amount of people in the comment
section who didn't understand it was which is.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Why it definitely needs to be spoken about more.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Because the people in the comment sector was like, that's
not true, it's dangerus blah blah blah, and they were
all saying these things, Oh, it's negative, blah blah blah.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
It's like, yeah, I'm not no one saying that HIV isn't.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
A deadly or dangerous disease potentially, but it is manageable
and it is also preventable, so take the medicine to
prevent from you getting the disease. And if you're dating
someone who has it, if both of them are on medicine,
you're fine.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
And condoms.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Yeah, but that is first of all. I love the
fact that the person he was dating was open enough
to tell yeah, yeah, and then you have options now
and you can say I love this person, I want
to be with them, and if I take PREP every day,
then I know that at least we can be together
and there's a very low risk of me transmitting this disease. Yeah,
(05:30):
you know, so safety first, safety first, And you know,
sometimes I think people also think that PREP is for
people who are single and outside like you. But the
truth is, I'm in a relationship right and I do
want to make sure that I'm protected. I love my man.
I don't think he's cheating on me, but I don't
think anybody really like anticipates something like that happening. So
(05:52):
I want to make sure that I take control of
my own life, and that means me deciding to get
on PREP is to make sure that I'm I'm good,
I'm safe, so if by some miracle of a chance,
he steps out or does something, at least I know
I'm gonna be okay. And that because the first thing
we think when someone cheats is what, I gotta go
(06:15):
get tested.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Let me tell you something.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
When my ex boyfriend cheated on me, the first thing
I did was make an appointment and go to the
doctor and get tested for every single thing. And I
was furious because it also made me feel like my
health was in danger. Cheating isn't just something that's an
emotional betrayal, but it's also something that you feel like, well, damn,
do you even care? But you know who cares about
(06:41):
my health?
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Me?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
And I think for all of us, we have to
take control of knowing that we care about our health
more than anybody else ever will. We never know what
anybody's gonna do, and therefore we have to make sure
that we're protected and we're protecting ourselves. And so, you know,
while I might be in a monogamous relationship on my behalf,
I can never addict what anybody else is going to do.
Have you ever been cheated on?
Speaker 1 (07:02):
I'm sure I have. I just don't know, but I
get tested regularly. I don't play about that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Yeah, And you add prep into the mix.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
And you shouldn't. And I came, you've never been in
a relationship to be cheated on? But the but you know,
even like the first Well, I don't know if you
do this, but have you ever shown your test results
or somebody's asked you for it? If you've asked them
(07:33):
for it.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
I don't ask for it, but I've had people ask me,
and I don't mind showing. I'm like, here's my results.
I get here's my blood work.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Because there's nothing sexier also than when you first decide that,
like we're going to be in a relationship, to get
tested together and make sure we're good together. But you know,
I don't take anything for granted in this world. Like
I'm on social media and I see things happening. Yes,
I don't want to put that out there, but you
know what again, like nobody cares more about my cooch
(08:02):
than me, and so anything I can do to make
sure that she is happy, thriving.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
So take prep for Angela's coach.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Yes, do it for the coach, do it for the coop.
And well, this episode of lip service is Spotify. I
care for the culture from Gilias Sciences. You already know
what it is. Take control
What's up.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
It's lip service. I'm Angela yee A Keen Woods, and
you know saying that this is lip service. I just
am flashing back to when we first started this. It's
been thirteen years since we've had the podcast, but even
before that, I had lip Service on serious satellite radio.
And the reason why I started it is that I
felt like in our community, we weren't having these open
(00:25):
and honest conversations about sex with no stigma attached to it.
A lot of times people could feel like embarrassed to
talk about things like sexual preferences about sti's just what
we're doing in the bedroom. And I didn't want to
feel like that was taboo for us to be able
to do. And so that's really the reason why I
(00:45):
started lip Service. And now I feel like it's just
an important space for us to be able to talk
about things like, you know, preventing Sti's and also taking
prep right, which is a medication that you can take
that can help make sure that you don't get HIV.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Yeah, it's a great medication and it's for everyone. It's
for men, women, gay, straight, by pan, the whole little crew.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
You know what.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
I love it, as you too. I came because people
can be judgmental, but you don't care. You are very
unapologetically who you are. I am, you know, and who
you are is also you do things, and I'm like,
I came as well, but you are at least safe
about going about it.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
I am outside, but I am safe. I always, I always.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
I even post about I had to post that one viral,
like I just what people were mad about. I'm like,
I just got I just got my results back. I
don't have any sds or sis. Back to the streets
I go, and everyone was like, people are back, say
back to the streets I go. But I'm like, I'm
just being realistic. Like if I'm a whole, but I'm responsible.
I take the medication, I get tested every two or
(01:50):
three months, and then I sleep with strangers.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
Okay, saying y'all should do that, but I'm saying you're
a responsible.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Exactly if you're gonna be a whole.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
That's there's different levels of it.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Yeah, but you know, I do want to also, and
I love that you said that because I think getting
tested is so important. You know, my juice bar, and
I've done this at other locations too, But I always
encourage people to get tested. And I've done like testing
days where we had the truck come out and people
were able to get a free juice and then go
get tested for AHIV.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
And it's most places you can get tested for free.
You're not spending money. You just show up, you get tested.
It takes it's super quick.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Now.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Yeah, even at your normal doctor. Yeah, I go. My
normal doctors do all the blood workers.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I get tested for every single thing when I go
and listen and when I say everything, I mean I
don't play, and so nothing worse when that doctor calls you.
But it was just high cholesterol. Right, But I still
was like panicking. But you know what, I realized, knowing
is better than not knowing. And I know that sounds
like a cliche, but it's so true. And preventing is
better than not preventing. So if there is an option
(02:55):
that's available for you to make sure that you can
prevent something from happening, why not take something like prep right?
And I think there's no shame in having these conversations.
Speaker 3 (03:05):
Yeah, it needs to be destigmatized because a lot of
times the reason why some straight men won't take it
or in some cases like.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Oh, what's a gay medicine.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
It's like, you know, the the virus doesn't have a
sexual preference. The virus effects for anyone, any human exactly,
just because you're homophobic the pills. If you're sexually active,
you should be on it. If you're sexually active, you
should be taking the medication to prevent because sometimes condomsn't
(03:35):
prevent everything.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
This is every day you wake up, take the pill.
You're good.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
And I want to say this. If you know that
you're like doing other things and you're outside like a queen,
you know you have a responsibility to not just protect yourself,
but the people are the people.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
Pally, the other people who are You're who are doing
your little escapade.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
With yes, and it's summer, summer is coming.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Things are about to get you.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Want to be a hot girl, want to be hot
down there?
Speaker 1 (04:02):
I know.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
But I love that we can have these like conversations
to bring attention to this because I think people also
still no matter where, are not aware that this medication
is available. And even listen, I remember somebody called into
my show and he was talking about and Yeah, he
was saying that he was dating somebody who told him
(04:23):
that their HIV positive, and.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
He didn't want to know if he can, and he.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Really did want to date her, but he had some
concerns and we told him, look, you know, you can
take PREP and that will offer you a level of
protection so that you want.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
And oddly enough, the amount of people in the comment
section who didn't understand it was which is.
Speaker 1 (04:42):
Why it definitely needs to be spoken about more.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Because the people in the comment sector was like, that's
not true, it's dangerus blah blah blah, and they were
all saying these things, Oh, it's negative, blah blah blah.
Speaker 1 (04:50):
It's like, yeah, I'm not no one saying that HIV isn't.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
A deadly or dangerous disease potentially, but it is manageable
and it is also preventable, so take the medicine to
prevent from you getting the disease. And if you're dating
someone who has it, if both of them are on medicine,
you're fine.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
And condoms.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
Yeah, but that is first of all. I love the
fact that the person he was dating was open enough
to tell yeah, yeah, and then you have options now
and you can say I love this person, I want
to be with them, and if I take PREP every day,
then I know that at least we can be together
and there's a very low risk of me transmitting this disease. Yeah,
(05:30):
you know, so safety first, safety first, And you know,
sometimes I think people also think that PREP is for
people who are single and outside like you. But the
truth is, I'm in a relationship right and I do
want to make sure that I'm protected. I love my man.
I don't think he's cheating on me, but I don't
think anybody really like anticipates something like that happening. So
(05:52):
I want to make sure that I take control of
my own life, and that means me deciding to get
on PREP is to make sure that I'm I'm good,
I'm safe, so if by some miracle of a chance,
he steps out or does something, at least I know
I'm gonna be okay. And that because the first thing
we think when someone cheats is what, I gotta go
(06:15):
get tested.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Let me tell you something.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
When my ex boyfriend cheated on me, the first thing
I did was make an appointment and go to the
doctor and get tested for every single thing. And I
was furious because it also made me feel like my
health was in danger. Cheating isn't just something that's an
emotional betrayal, but it's also something that you feel like, well, damn,
do you even care? But you know who cares about
(06:41):
my health?
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Me?
Speaker 2 (06:42):
And I think for all of us, we have to
take control of knowing that we care about our health
more than anybody else ever will. We never know what
anybody's gonna do, and therefore we have to make sure
that we're protected and we're protecting ourselves. And so, you know,
while I might be in a monogamous relationship on my behalf,
I can never addict what anybody else is going to do.
Have you ever been cheated on?
Speaker 1 (07:02):
I'm sure I have. I just don't know, but I
get tested regularly. I don't play about that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
Yeah, And you add prep into the mix.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
And you shouldn't. And I came, you've never been in
a relationship to be cheated on? But the but you know,
even like the first Well, I don't know if you
do this, but have you ever shown your test results
or somebody's asked you for it? If you've asked them
(07:33):
for it.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
I don't ask for it, but I've had people ask me,
and I don't mind showing. I'm like, here's my results.
I get here's my blood work.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Because there's nothing sexier also than when you first decide that,
like we're going to be in a relationship, to get
tested together and make sure we're good together. But you know,
I don't take anything for granted in this world. Like
I'm on social media and I see things happening. Yes,
I don't want to put that out there, but you
know what again, like nobody cares more about my cooch
(08:02):
than me, and so anything I can do to make
sure that she is happy, thriving.
Speaker 1 (08:08):
So take prep for Angela's coach.
Speaker 2 (08:11):
Yes, do it for the coach, do it for the coop.
And well, this episode of lip service is Spotify. I
care for the culture from Gilias Sciences. You already know
what it is. Take control
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Angela Yee
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