article_snippet.sent: : Dawson has genital herpes and Dawson is sharing Dawson story so that less people with the virus can feel the guilt and shame that sometimes accompanies the common skin condition . '
article_snippet.sent: Dawson said that Dawson felt empowered after telling someone Dawson had herpes because herpes humanized the STI in a way that made herpes less of a stigma. '
article_snippet.sent: I had seen in the flesh what a simple "I have herpes" could do when said fearlessly, without shame,' Dawson wrote. '
article_snippet.sent: Ella Dawson has the courage to tell people about  Ella Dawson because  her virus will humanize the problem for sufferers worldwide . '
article_snippet.sent: Dawson told the Washington Post that Dawson will continue to blog about the virus and Dawson dealings with it.
article_snippet.sent: Dawson said that ever since Dawson article on herpes was published Dawson has received several emails from people around the world sharing people around the world own story.
article_snippet.sent: Don't sit in the dark: Dawson says that people should communicate openly about herpes since so many people have herpes .