Old School can be cool again kids!
Condoms and lube have been around for a while because they work! Fewer guys are using condoms these days, and there are a few reasons why this is not a good idea. Some guys that are HIV-negative are taking PrEP…
You should still use condoms, even if you’re HIV-positive and undetectable or HIV-negative and on PrEP, and here’s why:
- Firstly, if you are HIV-negative and on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or HIV-positive and the virus is undetectable HIV transmission is indeed very unlikely, but there are other stubborn and even dangerous sexually transmitted infections (STIs) out there that should…
12 MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT PrEP: Information for gay and bisexual men
PrEP stands for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. It is a daily drug that can be taken by people who don’t have HIV to prevent them from being infected with the virus. It can prevent HIV infection even if the virus enters the…
Oral Sex
Many men associate oral sex with safe sex. Oral sex includes stimulating a penis (blow job) or an anus (rimming) with your mouth.
Oral sex can put you at risk of getting one or more sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
HIV
To date there has not been a confirmed case of someone becoming HIV-positive through oral sex (blow job) published in scientific literature. However, it remains possible for transmission to occur if the person performing the blow job has small cuts or sores in his mouth and his partner cums in his mouth. There is no risk of HIV infection for the guy receiving the blow job. Rimming does not pose a risk of HIV infection, provided there is no blood present. Remember that someone who is HIV-positive, on ARV treatment and undetectable poses no risk of passing HIV onto you but other STIs can still can passed on through oral sex.
Mary Unfaithful: Keeping HIV out of the affair
Poems, plays, songs, movies and series explore a subject that never seems to go out of fashion because it’s been a sticky topic throughout history: Infidelity. Maybe you’ve been cheated on, or maybe you’ve been the cheater. Perhaps you just…
HEP 2 B QUEER?
Men who have sex with men are at a higher risk of being infected by Viral Hepatitis. Here are some fast facts to help you steer clear of this virus: Hepatitis is a general term for inflammation of the liver…
PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis)
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (usually called PEP) is a course of ARVs (antiretroviral tablets used to treat HIV) given to someone who is HIV-negative after he has had a high risk exposure to HIV. This could be a condom breaking during anal sex, especially if he was the bottom (receptive partner). PEP significantly reduces his risk of becoming HIV-positive.
PEP must be started as soon as possible after the risky sex, and not later than 72 hours. Men who have been raped are likely to need PEP unless they are already HIV positive. The pills must be taken correctly, at the same time every day for one month.
Dew on the Lily
(by Mickey Diablo) It’s the appetizer before the main course, the Royal Variety Performance preceding the NYE fireworks, the isolated showers which herald the Highveld storm. I could wax lyrical a little longer but I think you get the point……