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Home Capitol Hill News, Community, Community Health & Wellness, Community News, Gay News, Health/Medical, Living, Medical, News, Sexual HealthSyphilis Infections For Gay/Bisexual Men On The Rise In Metro Area

Syphilis Infections For Gay/Bisexual Men On The Rise In Metro Area

February 15, 2022• byMichael Strangeways

You might think that Covid-19 might make folks more cautious about getting up and close and RAAAAAAL personal with one another and while that might have been the case in the early days of the pandemic, things have reverted back to “normal” when it comes to the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases like syphilis.

And, now syphilis infections are at record highs in the Seattle/Tacoma/Everett metro area and particularly so among men who identify as gay and bisexual…they are a whopping 72% of new infections in King/Pierce and Snohomish Counties.

That’s not a statitistic we need to embrace.

And, a very intimate penetrative “embrace” is how you get it…by coming into contact with a syphilis sore via oral, anal or vaginal sex. And, syphilis sores are sneaky…they can hide away in places where you might not easily see them or be aware of them. And, generally, the sores don’t cause pain so you can be unaware of the sore.

Note: it’s highly unlikely you would get syphilis from any sort of casual contact…this includes from a toilet seat. That’s an old wives tale. Syphilis is spread via intimate contact via mouth, anus, vagina OR (and very sadly) contracted via pregnancy where the syphilis is spread to the unborn child.

How do you prevent getting syphilis? Well, there’s always the preachy “Don’t have sex!” or “Only be monogamous!” options which sound both judgy and puritanical not to mention bordering on the unrealistic for many folks. Perhaps a better way to put it would be, “If you’re regularly having sex with different partners, be aware of risks and symptoms and take necessary precautions like using a condom”.

The new “Syphilis is Rising” campaign includes a very handy website with tons of information on it including lists of symptoms (and some rather scary photographs…) and lists of places to GO in the King/Pierce/Snohomish County area where you can be tested. That’s VERY handy if you don’t have a regular doctor or you’re nervous about getting “judged” by going to your regular health providers.

Here’s the list:

King County

Testing Site LinksHIVSTD
Center for Multicultural Health✔
Entre Hermanos✔✔
Gay City: Seattle’s LGBTQ Center✔✔
Lifelong✔✔
Out of the Closet✔
Planned Parenthood✔✔
POCAAN✔✔
Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic at Harborview✔✔
UTOPIA✔✔

Pierce County

Testing Site LinksHIVSTD
Cedar River Clinics✔✔
Community Health Care – Downtown✔✔
Community Health Care – Eastside✔✔
PCAF✔
Planned Parenthood – Puyallup✔✔
Planned Parenthood – Tacoma✔✔
Sea Mar Community Health Centers✔✔
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department✔✔

Snohomish County

Testing Site LinksHIVSTD
Lifelong✔
Planned Parenthood✔✔
Snohomish Health District – Everett✔✔
The Everett Clinic✔✔

Go to https://syphilisrising.com/ for more information!

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.

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