Journalist with features in Allure, NYLON, The Salt Lake Tribune, and more
Kyli Rodriguez-Cayro is a journalist with over 8 years of experience writing about health, chronic
illness and disability, public health policy, and general wellness. Her work has appeared in
HuffPost, Allure, Bustle, Healthline, NYLON, The Salt Lake Tribune, and more.
Currently, Kyli is the content manager and writer for a national overdose prevention program that is
working to strengthen and scale evidence-based, data-driven policies.
Kyli’s passion for health equity and human rights extends past her love of writing. As a founding member of the Sex
Workers Outreach Project's Salt Lake City Chapter, she established the organization’s street-based
outreach and syringe services program, which served hundreds of community members throughout the
height of the COVID pandemic.
The Apothecary Diaries demonstrates that sex work can be written into historical fiction, or fiction that draws on history to build its sense of realism, without glorifying violence or denying sex workers their humanity.
Vital information on domestic violence and healthy relationships has become more readily available thanks to platforms such as TikTok. One buzzy term you may have seen on social media is “love bombing,” but it’s important to gain a deeper understanding of this type of emotional abuse beyond a 30-second video.
The impact of PTSD on survivor’s sexual wellness is still largely considered a taboo topic, and oftentimes, health concerns related to sex and intimacy go unaddressed because of stigma. It’s time to change that.
Like past legislation and ongoing criminalization, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented new barriers to sex workers simply trying to provide for themselves, to survive, and to receive healthcare or housing.
Eating disorders are believed by experts to be influenced by a number of both genetic and environmental risk causes. Though many people think about sexual assault and eating disorders as separate issues, they can go hand-in-hand.
Autism in women, girls, and nonbinary people may be less recognized than it is in a majority of autistic men and boys, but early intervention and diagnosis could dramatically improve the quality of life for autistic women.
