Tips for Ringing in a Safe New Year

Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 11:35 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , , , ,

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. Many of us will be toasting champagne and kissing some hotty at the stroke of midnight. But did you know that New Year’s Eve happens to be the biggest night of the year for birth control slip ups? Before you get your stroke on, [...]

Is Birth Control Changing My Sex Drive?

Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 14:07 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , ,

Hi Steph,
I’ve been on the NuvaRing for a few months and I’ve noticed a big change in my sex drive (i don’t want to get it on anymore!). What’s going on? Is it the hormones, or something else?
I bet super conservatives would love to get a hold of that — birth control that makes [...]

HIV Vaccine Study Explained

Friday, 25 September 2009, 8:56 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , , ,

So yesterday morning I had a really brief post about the new HIV vaccine study that was announced this week. I asked a lot of questions about how the study was conducted, and NPR did a great job of unraveling the study yesterday afternoon. It made me feel like a smarty when they [...]

Condoms – Maximizing Sensation and Protection

Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 19:20 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , ,

My boyfriend doesn’t like to use condoms, because he says it decreases his sensation. He and I had unprotected sex and I got an STD. I don’t want to break up with him, because except for the condoms issue, he’s great. What can I do?
Dear Reader,
The most important thing about having sex is that it [...]

FAQs – Feminist Asked Questions: Anal Anxieties

Tuesday, 18 August 2009, 13:55 | Category : Safe Sex
Tags : , , , , ,

Dear Fannie,
I’ve been having problems with, well… my fanny. I’m the one random gay guy out there in the universe that doesn’t like anal sex. At least that’s the way it seems. It’s usually not a problem because me and whoever I’m dating can do a whole lot of other stuff that doesn’t involve that… [...]

Give Me Your Sex: HIV + Sex

Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 17:27 | Category : Sex Education
Tags : , ,

Anonymous question this week:
I have a friend who is HIV+.  He doesn’t disclose his status to prospective partners, and I know he’s having unprotected sex.  What’s my obligation here, or do I even have one?
And here is the response after the jump.