I was asked this recently on a kink/fetish site.
Really? It’s 2023 and we’re still doing the “are you clean?” thing? As if having an STI implies you’re “dirty”. Or worse, if you’re living with HIV, you’re “dirty” – not clean.
We really are stuck in the 1980s!
What we do know is if you’re viral load is undetectable, then HIV is untransmittable – also known as U=U or U+ for short. You can’t transmit HIV to your sexual partners. Full stop.
What we do know is if you haven’t tested positive for HIV, you can go on medication called PrEP. One pill daily that is 99% effective at preventing someone from acquiring HIV.
When U+ and PrEP are combined, it means great sex! Full steam ahead!
From an HIV point of view, condomless sex IS possible and safe! (For protection against other STI’s, please consider use of condoms, and ensure routine testing of all common STI’s).
Many of the dating and hook-up apps now offer the following options to communicate your HIV status: HIV-negative, HIV-neg on PrEP, HIV-positive, HIV+ and undetectable. THAT’s progress. THAT’s science. That’s 2023, not 1980!
Maybe someone reading this will think differently, act differently, communicate differently.
Thanks for listening,
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