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An anonymous, supportive community for people living with herpes, HIV, HPV, molluscum, chlamydia, and syphilis. From people who walked this path themselves.
Join the community →An STI diagnosis is often more emotionally hard than physically hard. The medical management is usually straightforward. The isolation, the stigma, the fear of telling someone — that is the harder part.
That is why Shameless Path exists. We are an online community for people living with STIs, organized by condition, anonymous, and built around the belief that nobody should walk through this alone.
Below is what we offer for each STI, plus how the community works and the most common questions.
For people newly diagnosed with HSV-1 or HSV-2, anyone managing recurrent outbreaks, anyone navigating disclosure conversations with new partners, and anyone who wants to follow the herpes cure pipeline alongside people who get it.
Read the pillar guide →For people living with HIV at every stage — newly diagnosed, long-term survivors, people exploring U=U, partners of HIV-positive people, anyone seeking community that does not flinch.
Read the pillar guide →For people who tested positive for HPV, anyone dealing with genital warts, anyone navigating a partner conversation about HPV, anyone who got a recent abnormal Pap result.
Read the pillar guide →For adults dealing with molluscum (which has different dynamics than the pediatric version), people working through treatment options like ZymaDerm and cantharidin, and anyone in the months-long wait for natural clearance.
Read the pillar guide →For people walking through a chlamydia diagnosis, partner notification, and post-treatment testing. A common but stigmatized infection.
Read the pillar guide →For people walking through a syphilis diagnosis and penicillin treatment, dealing with the social weight of an infection many think disappeared.
Read the pillar guide →Yes. You can join under a pseudonym. Your email is required for account creation but is never shared. Public posts are visible to other community members but never to search engines or the broader internet. Many members participate using only first names or handles.
Joining and reading community posts is free. We have some paid features (longer-form virtual events, archived Q&A with medical reviewers) but the core community access is free.
A mix of staff and trusted community moderators. The moderation focus is on keeping the space supportive — banning shame-based language, gatekeeping, and the toxic stigma that has driven many STI-positive people away from health forums elsewhere.
You can ask questions and other members can share what their providers told them or what worked for them. We don't replace clinical care. For specific medical advice, see a healthcare provider. The community is for emotional support, lived experience, and information sharing.
Yes. We have many members who are partners, family, or friends of people with STIs trying to understand what their loved one is going through. Allies are welcome.
Reddit subreddits are great and we recommend them too — r/Herpes especially. The difference: Shameless Path is moderated more closely, has dedicated spaces for each STI, integrates with our medically reviewed content, and includes optional access to medical reviewers for member Q&A.
Thousands of people in the Shameless Path community have been exactly where you are now. They are still here, still posting, still helping each other through hard moments.
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