Play Safe

The number of gay men living with HIV is increasing in every region of the world at a faster rate than ever before. With the last government funded HIV and AIDS awareness campaign in the UK being a distant memory it may be easy to forget the problem, but the truth is that with increasing infection rates, HIV must remain at the forefront of our minds, and the safe-sex message reiterated, especially to the younger generation of gay men who missed out on the AIDS concious 80s.

That is why, we at MENATPLAY have made a conscientious decision to back the safe-sex campaign and prove how sex can be still unbelievably horny with condoms. This decision has been partly fueled by the huge boom in bareback porn which, alarmingly, seems to have become the norm in any gay DVD shop or download website. And why not, its an EXTREMELY lucrative market so why should producers care, after all we're all responsible adults able to make our own decisions... aren't we?

Porn may only be a 'fantasy' but like any media, the power it has in sending out subliminal messages to its audience is undeniable. Expose an audience to something enough and it will become normality. This is especially true when the models in the movie are these hung, muscled guys fucking a perfectly flushed-out bottom guy. Undeniably a very hot scenario but nothing more than a glamorized fantasy. The reality would be closer to a drunken or drug-fueled encounter with an easy stranger, a dick covered in shit, and at best three months of constant worrying and regret.

HIV may not be the death sentence it once was, but it is by no means an easy existence. Apart from the health issues it can now be illegal and punishable with prison in many countries like the UK and certain states in the USA for a positive man to infect a partner if they have not disclosed their HIV status.

Yes, condoms are not ideal, and we would love to be able to fuck without them but the truth is we can't, not if we value our future. So before you decide to go 'raw', please ask yourself, "Do I trust this person with my life?". Anyone can be HIV positive so lets just assume that everyone is.

We also beg other webmasters and producers to think and exercise responsibility through their work.

Thank you for reading.

Enjoy Sex, Play Safe.

MENATPLAY

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Below are some links where you will be able to find safe sex & HIV related advice

General Advice & Information
www.metromate.org.uk
www.chapsonline.org.uk
www.stayingnegative.net.au(Australian Website)
www.gaymenplaysafe.com (Canadian Website)


Risks of transmission
AVERT www.avert.org/trans.htm

HIV tests
AVERT www.avert.org/testing.htm

PEP
NAM www.aidsmap.com