Are you topping, bottoming, or both? Your sexual position may affect your decisions about sexual health. Even though choosing to top or bottom isn’t an effective strategy on its own, when it comes to topping and bottoming, you may ask yourself: What other strategies am I combining this with, like condoms, PrEP or undetectable viral… View Article
What else might you want to know about PrEP How well does PrEP work? When doesn’t PrEP work? How do I make PrEP work best? What do trans guys need to think about when taking PrEP? So do I still need to wear condoms? What if I forget to take my pill? I’m on PrEP… View Article
If you want to get PrEP, you have to ask a doctor or nurse. They’ll talk to you about why you might need PrEP. If you both agree that PrEP is right for you, they’ll go ahead and give you an HIV test to make sure you’re negative, give you tests for STIs, and test… 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
What can gay guys do to avoid acquiring and transmitting STIs? Many STIs are passed in similar ways, through bodily fluids such as cum, blood, or discharge or sores caused by the infection. Some STIs, like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis B and C, can be prevented by using a condom for oral, anal, and frontal… View Article
What else might gay guys want to know about sex and HIV transmission? What about other sexually transmitted infections besides HIV, like gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, or herpes? How can I have the sex that I want if there are so many ways to transmit HIV and other STIs? What kind of things can I do… 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
Getting tested for STIs might involve a few different tests. Getting tested regularly means you’ll be able to treat them as soon as possible. You can test for all of these STIs, and treating them can make them way less of an issue. Guys might want to get regular STI tests at the same time as… View Article
“Disclosing” is actually just sharing information. There are lots of things to think about when sharing your HIV status, trans identity, gender identity, whether you’re in a relationship, whether or not you’re on PrEP, or other important information about your life. Finding the balance between honesty and privacy is different for everyone, and figuring out… View Article
When a guy shares sensitive information with you, consider what the effects of your response might be. It’s up to each of us to have the conversations we want to have with our sex partners. The more we talk about tough stuff, the more skillful we become at doing just that. Being honest and kind… View Article
