Cruising for sex, dating, and looking for guys to meet up with online can sometimes make us say or do things we wouldn’t expect. Being careful about how we treat each other means we’re less likely to cause harm and more likely to have the sex we’re looking for. Sometimes hooking up and dating can… View Article
What are some other things gay and bi guys might want to know about condoms? How good are condoms at stopping HIV and other STIs? When don’t condoms work for HIV and STIs? What else can I do to make condoms work better? What if the guy I’m hooking up with doesn’t want to use… View Article
Although there are lots of effective treatments for STIs, talking about them with sexual partners isn’t always easy. If you’re getting treated for an STI, there will be a period of time where you can transmit it. You’ll have to hold off on having sex until you know the treatment has worked. It’s important to… View Article
What else might guys want to know about undetectable viral load? How well does undetectable viral load work in stopping HIV transmission? When doesn’t undetectable viral load work in preventing HIV transmission? What can I do to make undetectable viral load work best as a sexual health strategy? Is an undetectable viral load a cure… View Article
There are lots of ways to have sex, and some of those can result in HIV transmission. Sexually, HIV can be transmitted from cum, pre-cum, blood, anal fluid and vaginal fluid. The higher somebody’s viral load, the more likely the virus will be transmitted through these fluids. In some cases, having another STI can make HIV transmission… View Article
Finding Local Services to support you in getting the sex you want! The Ontario HIV and Sexual Health Info-Line: A free, province-wide anonymous counselling service on HIV, STIs, safer sex, referrals to sexual health services, testing information, harm reduction in drug use, and needle exchange information. 416-392-2437 / 1-800-668-2437 (English and multilingual Line) If you… View Article
STI rates have been increasing among gay men in recent years. Untreated STIs are not only bad for your health, they increase the chance of HIV transmission in some cases. So, what can you do about it? While some STIs can be cured through treatment, others can only be managed. Either way, getting tested and… View Article
PrEP stands for “Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis” — in other words, regularly taking an anti-HIV medication as a way to block any HIV that manages to enter the body from copying itself and establishing itself during the first few days after exposure. PrEP is currently available as a pill. The brand you may be most familiar with… View Article
What else might guys want to know about PEP and how it works? How well does PEP work? When does PEP not work? What else can I do to make PEP work best? Something happened a couple days ago, can I still get PEP? Can I use PEP as a treatment more than once? What… View Article
With the help of effective HIV treatments, poz guys can reduce their viral load to become undetectable. Guys who have HIV can have a full, and long life by getting diagnosed early, starting treatment soon after and taking their medications as prescribed — and what’s more, having and maintaining an undetectable viral load prevents the… View Article
