Share With Claire - July 2001

James, 18 Writes >>> "hi claire! my names James,im 18 years old and recently have began to become sexually active.I have met a couple of guys from the internet and have done sexual things.While I have not yet had anal sex,i have snogged a guy and have had my penis wanked and sucked(sorry if u dont wanna hear this).I am just curious about the risk of STDs and would like some advice if possible. THANKING YOU CLAIRE."

 Claire Replies:

well james, ya sound like a loverly young man... 
come ere til i tell ya....ya gotta be careful out there.  now one thing i would advise (it's old news, but it's the best) wear protection and that goes even if you are at the receiving end of oral sex (ya lucky sucker)...in fact gonnorheoa (can't spell it right), can live in the back of someone's throat and they can then pass it on to someone else via oral sex etc... 

actually, the best advice i can give is be careful, wear protection and look after urself.  there are loads of links on www.gay-ireland.com to various sites on gay health and so on.  also there are organisations in dublin which are listed in the back of the GCN ( you can pick up the GCN in the front lounge or books upstairs ), and i'm sure they'd be glad to help u out with info. and one of the best places for help or info on any topic is outhouse.  it's a drop in-resource type of place. all the people in there are fab and friendly and will point u in the right direction. good luck and be safe mein leibling xxxx
    

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