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HIV, AIDS and safer sex

HIV remains the most serious sexually transmitted infection (STI) for gay men.  In this section you will find more information on HIV and AIDS and lots of information about ways to prevent the transmission of HIV.


Free HIV and STI home-testing kit

Free HIV and STI home-testing kit

It is recommended that all gay and bisexual men who have sex with men test for HIV and STIs at least once a year. If you have unprotected sex with new partners then you should test more frequently than this. Read more

Published: 19th May, 2020

Updated: 18th August, 2020

Author: Hristo Deyanov

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Coronavirus, sex and your sexual and mental health

Coronavirus, sex and your sexual and mental health

What is Coronavirus and how could it impact your health, sex life and mental health? Read more

Published: 17th March, 2020

Updated: 22nd April, 2020

Author: Liam Murphy

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HIV and STI self-testing

HIV and STI self-testing

HIV self-test kits allow you to test for HIV in the privacy of your own home. You take a sample - either a saliva swab or blood from a finger prick - test it yourself using the kit and get your result straight away. You don't need to send your sample off to get your result. Read more

Published: 3rd May, 2019

Updated: 19th May, 2020

Author: Liam Murphy

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HIV testing

HIV testing

Everyone has an HIV status; you are either HIV-negative or HIV-positive. Taking an HIV test won't change your status but it will let you know what it is. Not taking a test doesn't mean that you are HIV-negative; it simply means that you don't know your status. Read more

Published: 9th March, 2018

Updated: 30th October, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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What is HIV undetectable? (HIV+U | U=U)

What is HIV undetectable? (HIV+U | U=U)

HIV-undetectable is a term used to describe someone who is living with HIV but on successful and effective treatment. Read more

Published: 12th November, 2017

Updated: 1st September, 2020

Author: Liam Murphy

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What is serodifferent?

What is serodifferent?

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Published: 8th November, 2017

Updated: 30th January, 2018

Author: Liam Murphy

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What are HIV and AIDS?

What are HIV and AIDS?

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Published: 22nd September, 2015

Updated: 29th April, 2019

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Is he likely to be HIV positive?

Is he likely to be HIV positive?

In most cases, when gay men have sex with someone new they will not know their partner's HIV status. Read more

Published: 1st August, 2015

Updated: 6th September, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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HIV exposure and transmission

HIV exposure and transmission

HIV is not as infectious as some other viral diseases. If you have sex with someone with HIV and are exposed to the virus, it does not necessarily mean that you will become HIV-positive. Read more

Published: 1st July, 2015

Updated: 6th September, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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How is HIV transmitted?

How is HIV transmitted?

HIV is usually transmitted sexually, although it can also be spread by sharing needles or from mother to child. For HIV transmission to occur as a result of sex between men, the following needs to be the case: Read more

Published: 1st June, 2015

Updated: 6th September, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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Symptoms of recent HIV infection

Symptoms of recent HIV infection

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Published: 1st May, 2015

Updated: 3rd December, 2017

Author: Carl Burnell

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Unprotected sex (bareback sex)

Unprotected sex (bareback sex)

Condoms are one of the most effective and reliable ways of preventing the spread of HIV (and many other STIs) when you fuck. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2015

Updated: 6th September, 2019

Author: Carl Burnell

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Notifying my partners

Notifying my partners

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Published: 20th April, 2011

Updated: 28th July, 2016

Author: Hristo Deyanov

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HIV and the law

HIV and the law

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Published: 19th April, 2010

Updated: 17th November, 2015

Author: Carl Burnell

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  • spreading HIV
  • infecting someone
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Published: 12th November, 2015

Updated: 15th November, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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