We Be Gellin'

I love sex-related twofers, and there's yet another one in the works. This one is fantastic because it looks like it will not only help to prevent the spread of HIV (in conjunction with various medications), but will also be available cheaply—and quickly—to people in poorer countries.

It's applied topically to the vagina, and gives women the opportunity to protect themselves in areas of the world where they don't usually have the right to deny sex or the power to insist on a condom. It's a very sad truth that this is the case for some women in the world, and anything that empowers them or gives them means to protect themselves deserves attention and resources.

Read the story from the Washington Post here.