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Safe sex

Safe sex is any sexual activity which prevents the transmission of HIV from a positive partner to a negative partner. For resources on safe sex, see the links below or contact your local AIDS Council or PLWHAPerson (or People) Living with HIV/AIDS. organisation.

Key resources

Real time: a resource for gay and bisexual men
Real Time

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks.

You want that wrapped?

Positive Living article • admin • 7 March 2013

The sort of sex that positive men do together is not something that gets talked about too often.

But Positive Life NSW wants to change all that. read more »

Wrapped or raw: discussing pos-pos sex

Story • Graham Stocks • 14 February 2013

Positive Life NSW have re-launched their campaign Wrapped or Raw which explores choices made by HIV-positive gay men – specifically about using condoms in pos-pos sex – while offering options to minimise risk, maximise pleasure, manage disclosure and have great sex. read more »

New Zealand still a condom culture

Positive Living article • Sean Kelly • 6 December 2012

As condom use falls in many countries and HIV rates continue to rise, turning to treatment as prevention (TasP) may seem a natural progression in the fight against HIV. The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) disagrees. read more »

Report on female condom advocacy events by Femfatales members on the WAD 2011

Report • Graham Stocks • 5 April 2012

2011 WAD saw the Positive Women’snetwork heavily involved in awareness raising activities around the female condom. read more »

What's Your Problem?

Positive Living article • Dr Louise Owen • 25 February 2011

Doctor Louise answers readers' questions. In this issue she discusses Hepatitis C infection and unprotected sex. read more »

Wrapped or Raw - Positive Life NSW

Video • Paul Kidd • 26 November 2010

‘WRAPPED OR RAW’ looks at choices made by pos guys about using condoms in pos-pos sex and offers information and options to minimise risk (like STIs[Sexually Transmissible (or Transmitted) Infection] Infections spread by the transfer of organisms from person to person during sexual contact. Also called venereal disease (VD) (an older public health term) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). – sexually transmissible infections) and have great sex.

For further information, visit http://www.wrappedorraw.org.au/. watch video »

Real time: a resource for gay and bisexual men

Resource • 2 July 2009

This is a resource for gay and bisexual men to assist you to avoid taking risks. read more »

Sex between HIV–positive couples

From Treat Yourself Right • 25 June 2009

Whether or not to use condoms and lube if your partner is also HIV positive is a matter of personal choice. read more »

Sexual practices and sex toys

From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

Care must be taken with some sexual practices and with sex toys. read more »

Menstruation and sex

From Treat Yourself Right • 11 June 2009

Menstrual fluid is made up of blood, uterine tissue and other substances, and it does contain HIV, although there has been little research about the levels of virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. present. It is possible that there are increased risks of HIV transmission during menstruation, so barrier protection such as condoms and lubricant are particularly important. read more »

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