1. KNOW YOUR STATUS.
   • Get tested regularly. Every 6 months is considered average, but you should get tested as frequently as every 6 weeks if you tend to be a slut about it.
   
   
2. KNOW YOUR PARTNER.
   • The safest barebacking happens between men who are lovers and who know through recent testing that they are HIV negative. Both partners should be tested after 6 months of monogamous sex if they are to guarantee themselves the absolute minimum amount of risk.
   • Having a regular fuck buddy who you can trust, especially one who barebacks exclusively with you, is best if you are not in a committed relationship.


3. DISCUSS HIV STATUS.
   • If you want to remain HIV negative as long as possible, always discuss HIV status with the men you are about to fuck BEFORE you start foreplay. After foreplay (or the clothes ripping) begins it becomes increasingly harder to talk about HIV status. And the harder his dick is, the harder it can be for him to be honest with you or you with him.


4. ASK FOR PROOF (AND KEEP YOURS HANDY).
   • You can weed out the potential sex partners who might not be honest about their HIV status by asking them to show you their most recent HIV test results before you fuck. If the guy can't produce a paper copy of his results, or if the one he does produce is more than 6 months old, you can politely tell him that you'd love to have sex with him... right after he gets tested again!
     
     If he's just too hot for words and you must have him now, you can insist that you will both have to use condoms until he can get tested and produce proof of a negative result. But stick to your guns and don't let him con you into going condom-free in the heat of the moment. His assurances are no good without the paper to back them up.
     
     Most places that perform HIV tests can provide a paper copy of the test result for the asking. Carry yours in your wallet. Remember, it's YOUR body at risk when you fuck without rubbers. It is absolutely your right to require reasonable proof that your sex partners won't infect you. It is also their right to require the same level of assurance from you!


5. BOTTOMS, BE CAREFUL!
   • Whenever you bottom bareback for a new acquaintance, you put yourself in the highest risk category for receiving any and every STD out there, including HIV. Tops run a slightly lower risk of getting HIV, but new evidence has shown that the risk to topmen is much higher than originally believed. Tops can just as easily receive any other STD through barebacking. And versatile guys have the potential of spreading STD infections easily without knowing it. They can become infected by an HIV+ top and in turn infect another HIV- bottom between test periods and before receiving test results.
   • You can be infected and not know it. HIV takes anywhere from 7 days to several years to incubate and show up. That's why regular testing is important. If you should become infected with HIV, early detection can mean a greater possibility of bringing your viral levels down to undetectable levels.
     
     Learn more about Viral Load.


6. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
   • It is easy to get lost in the passion of sex and become unaware of potential problems which may arise during sex. If you begin to experience tenderness or pain while fucking, the best thing to do is to stop and find out what the problem is. Pain is a wonderful device that alerts us to probelms we otherwise might miss. Even so, not all injuries during sex are painful. ALWAYS stop having sex if blood appears, even if it is not painful. This almost always means something inside you has torn, thereby making a wide open doorway for HIV or any other STD to enter your bloodstream.


7. DON'T USE CRYSTAL METH.
   • Drugs, especially crystal, cause you to think differently about sex and the risks you take. Nearly all men who have used crystal regularly as a sex drug have become HIV+ or will become positive. Tweakers find their sexual havens in bath houses, sex clubs, book stores, and private parties because of the high numbers of anonymous sexual encounters which can be had in these environments. Condom use and/or honest discussion about HIV status is infrequent in these venues, and most sexual HIV transmissions occur under these conditions. Drugs also lower your immune system responses, making it easier for HIV and other STD's to attack the system.
   • Men who use crystal meth are 400 times more likely to become HIV infected than men who do not.
   • Being in control of yourself and your actions is your best weapon against HIV transmission.
   • Don't let partying turn you into a statistic.


8. NEVER TAKE A LOAD FROM SOMEONE YOU DON'T TRUST.
   • Sometimes we agree to do things in bed with "hot" guys based entirely on the fact that the guys are hot. And sometimes, once the fucking has begun, we have a change of mind and don't really want to go through with unsafe sex. It doesn't matter what the reason is. If something just doesn't feel right and you decide you'd rather not have him shoot his load up your ass, tell him. Let him know you would like him to shoot on your chest/back/face instead. He may not be all too happy that you veered from his expectations, but it is better to risk disappointing the man who thought he was going to breed you than it is to take risks you aren't comfortable with.
     
     However, don't pull that stunt every time you get fucked or you may get a reputation you might not like. It is better to be honest from the start if you are not all that comfortable with barebacking than it is to pull a "bait and switch" on every guy you sleep with.


9. THERE IS NO IMMUNITY AGAINST HIV.
   • To date, there is no medical proof that anyone is actually "immune" to HIV. Anyone who tells you this is either overconfident or flat-out lying.
   • There is no cure for HIV either. Vaccines are currently in the works, but nothing has been approved by the FDA for public immunization at this time. Never believe anyone who says they have been "cured" of HIV.
   • Meds (HIV medications) are designed primarily to slow or stop the progress of HIV in the body. They are not contraceptives, and none have been proven to cure a person of HIV. A person who is taking HIV meds in still contageous and he can still transmit the disease. And the possibility is high that he can transmit a form of the disease that is resistant to the drug therapies he has been on.
   • "Healthy POZ" still means he's POZ and he can still transmit HIV.
   • There is also no absolute proof that an undetectable viral load means a person is incapable of transmitting HIV. "Undetectable" means that the equipment available at this time is not sensitive enough to detect the amount of virus in the person's system. It does not mean he is cured.


10. NOBODY "GIVES" YOU HIV.
    • YOU are responsible for anything you allow up your ass. If you want raw cock and hot sperm up your ass, you need to remember that you are giving permission to the other man/men to put you at risk. The same goes for your mouth. The power of "NO" is always in your possession.
    
    
    • Nobody gives you HIV. You get it based on what you do, how you do it, and who you let do it to you.


11. PRACTICE SERO-SORTING EVERY TIME.
    • Protect yourself if you are HIV-Negative by choosing only partners who are also HIV-Negative.
    • Do your part to help contain and end HIV.
    • Learn more about Sero-Sorting today!

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