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SEXY TRAFFIC SIGNALS ... how risky is that?

Some activities have more risk of transmitting HIV than others.

Before you start your engines, find out what could definitely put you at risk, what's under debate, and what can have you revving for hours with no problem at all. Rrrrrrrrrr...

(Remember : In order to transmit HIV, one person's blood, semen, vaginal secretions, or breast milk must get into another person's bloodstream, either directly or through a mucous membrane. Check out the transmission page for more details.)

GREEN LIGHT — start your engines!

None of these activities pose any risk for HIV, but some can transmit other STDs. Kissing can pass on cold sores, rimming could transmit Hepatitis A ....

Not everybody likes the same things. What makes one person tremble will make someone else cringe. Sexual exploration is only fun if both people are ok with what’s going on, and the only way to find out for sure is to ask. If you talk about what you enjoy and what turns you off, you’re both much more likely to have a good time. Play and explore, there's a whole world out there waiting to be discovered. Betcha never knew you had so many options!

• Kiss passionately (it would take a bucket of saliva to pose a problem)
• Massage… make it romantic with candles and scented lotion
• Touch, caress, rub their body, tickle them…
• Lick their neck
• Run your fingernails down their back
• Nibble their ears
• Eat food off their belly
• Bite (just don’t break skin)
• Dance / grind
• Melt ice cubes
• Play dress up – leather, lace, latex …
• Read erotica
• Watch porn
• Write or make your own sexy media
• Masturbate (jack / jill off) with a partner or by yourself
• Talk dirty … what exactly do you want them to do?!?
• Stroke your partner’s genitals… lube’s always more fun
• Use your fingers to explore their insides
• Use your own damn sex toys, or get your partner to use them on you
• Go down on a man with a condom -- non-lubed with flavour makes him even more yummy
• Eat out a woman with a latex barrier – split condom, dental dam, or saran wrap (not microwave safe, you’ll be providing your own heat)
• Get someone to give you head
• Cum on your partner’s skin
• Play a role… doctor, cop, firefighter, nurse, cheerleader, cowgirl, hockey player, dentist, alien, teacher, butler, rock star, HIV educator, superhero, vampire, vampire slayer, princess, pool boy...
• Spank them if they’ve been "naughty"
• Tie them up
• Rim their anus
• S/M, as long as you don’t break the skin
• Fisting’s safe, but it could increase the risk of whatever follows
• Golden showers or scat on healthy skin
• Inject with new needles and other works
• Use your own straw to inhale cocaine