Comments on: THE COST OF UNPROTECTED SEX https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Young HIV positive guy living in South Africa https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7944 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7944 A brilliant Doctor. Doctor Dave Johnson

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]]> By: toniho https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7806 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7806 Thanks for the article. Thanks for sharing .. I think many peeps don’t take HIV as serious as it is.

]]> By: FdP https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7795 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7795 Postivity is only the beginning. I have been positive now for nearly 10 years. Still thankfully no need for ARV’s. So my current costs are imune boosters, vitamins, condoms and lube.

Alot of us has the perception that it has become more accepting within the gay culture. It is true in some sense.

It has become more accepting when you tell a friend, but when telling a potential lover you can see that a large percentage are still uneducated. Some are educated but still not prepared to take that chance.

And then there are the small percentage who is prepared to take the chance on love, I have been lucky enough to meet one and we have been together for almost 2 years and looking forward to many more…

]]> By: A.B. https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7794 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7794 Thank you!. I’d like to express my appreciation for the writer of this article. You may not be willing to give your identify, but this article took bravery and courage and I am happy that we are finally engaging about HIV. I am aware of the vicious stigma of being HIV negative, coming from the corporate world as well as on a personal level. I told my mother a few days ago that I had an HIV test and she looked at me with disgust and questioned my motives. The reality is that we live in the 21st century and in South Africa especially, HIV is a serious and very real part of everybody’s life (positive or negative). Gone are the days where you can meet someone and be in a relationship and have unprotected sex without worrying about its implications. I was with a man for 1 year in a committed relationship (at least on my side). The reality is that people ARE fallable and all it takes is 1 night of drunkard/drugged up unfaithfulness from your partner to land up contracting HIV yourself (however faithful you are). Luckily, I am negative, but the fact remains that just by assuming that I was in a committed relationship did not keep me safe from the virus. The only way is to assume that everybody has HIV and to take the necessary precautions. Although I am negative, it was a HUGE wake up call when I found out that my ex-boyfriend was untrue. Bottom line, use a fucking condom!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7793 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7793 In reply to Positive Negative.

Being Positive. In answer to positive negative, i’m afraid i can’t really answer that question, i’m not sure if it was a lack of lube or if perhaps we were being too aggressive. When my boyfriend withdrew that is when we noticed it tore – it may have even been only then that it broke.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7792 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7792 unprotected sex – attitudes. Wonderful article, well written and highlights a lot of reality people don’t generally consider. Really sorry to hear of your experience but medical progress is picking up so much speed, i’m expecting an invitation to your 80th birthday party!

Many ways of looking at HIV, and this is one of them.

Thanks

]]> By: Positive Negative https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7790 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7790 My partner is positive and we obviously always use condoms.
My partner never ejaculates while still in me because he says that the condom may break. Naively, Ive kind of brushed this idea aside, until I read the first message.
If I can direct my question to “being positive” – Do you know why the condom broke ? Please forgive me for being intrusive or for raising an obviously painful incident, but your answer may protect a life in the future.

]]> By: Me https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7786 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7786 Really sorry to hear about all this, quite hectic.

Wishing you all the best for the future. I will always be safe, thanks for all the encouragement.

]]> By: horneetop https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7784 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7784 unprotected sex. good luck and hope everythng works out

]]> By: Lakor https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7782 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2008/11/30/the-cost-of-unprotected-sex/#comment-7782 Nice. Love this article

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