On "Love, Trust, Marriage & HIV"
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Nick Laing from the NZAF responds to Michael Stevens' blog on the use of condoms by married gay men.
Condom distribution up, HIV diagnoses down
Over half a million free condoms have been distributed by the NZ AIDS Foundation over the past year against a background of a significant lowering in HIV infection rates and a good uptake of its Get It On safe sex campaign.
The “M” word
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Dr Peter Saxton from the AIDS Epidemiology group has responded to an opinion piece from a religious history lecturer about manogamy.
The bareback contradiction
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"Despite strongly-branded campaigns from the New Zealand AIDS Foundation urging gay men to 'love your condom', there are clearly men who don't, and there is a vacuum of discussion around why they don't," writes Bipolar Bear.
Ask Our Expert: the first time
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“I’m ready to try having sex with a guy for the first time, but TBH I don’t really know what to expect or what to do ... I don’t want my first time to be a bad experience. Help?”
Get It On! a wall
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Get It On! is taking its message to the streets with a series of murals in the nation’s biggest cities sharing the pro-condom message.
No hookups?
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What's with guys who use sites like Scruff or Grindr and say 'no hookups?' Michael Stevens had a storm of responses to this very question. What do you think?
The bareback debate
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The New Zealand AIDS Foundation and OUTLine respond to the renewed barebacking debate, after the new Mr Leather Australia and New Zealand controversially spoke out in favour of freedom of choice when it comes to bareback porn.
Who’s to Blame?
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Michael Stevens reponds to a piece he has read which says 65% of US gay men think anyone HIV+ who barebacks (has unsafe sex in other words) without disclosing their status should face criminal prosecution.
Editorial: 25 years on, has the NZAF lost the plot?
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Posted in:
Safe Sex
25th August 2010
Changes in structure and management at the NZ AIDS Foundation in recent years, particularly its HIV prevention services, have not been for the best.
Opening up about our open relationships
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Kiwi research which confirmed what NZ gay and bi men have known for ages - that monogamy's not for every couple - is now being echoed in the USA.
17,046 condom packs for NZ's sexy summer
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Safe sex workers distributed a total of 17,046 holiday condom and lube packs to gay hotspots around NZ over the summery Xmas and New Year.
New call for ban on bareback porn production
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California's AIDS Healthcare Foundation is planning to file a petition which could see a ban on the production of 'bareback' condomless porn.
The joy of drunk 'straight' guys
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"What's a gay guy to do when a 'straight' mate develops inverted commas around his accustomed sexual identity?"
Review: Palmerston North's Shag Night
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Posted in:
Safe Sex
8th December 2009
"It's excellent to see provincial city LGBT organisations fighting HIV/AIDS and STIs within their own communities."
