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Remember that in the Republic of Ireland the legal age of sexual consent is 17, and in Northern Ireland it is 16.Susana T.
For a list of free STI clinics in Ireland, click here. STI testing is quick and painless, and usuaslly free. Remember, if you are sexually active, you should get regularly tested for STIs. If you use a condom every time you have sex, than your likelihood of catching HIV is just as low as anyone else’s. Myth: If you’re a man who has sex with men, you’re likely to become infected with HIV Remember, if you have blisters or open sores in your mouth while giving oral sex, you will be more suspectible to STIs. So make sure you use a condom, every single time, even for oral sex. You are just as likely to catch most STIs from oral sex as you are from anal sex. Plenty of gay guys are in committed relationships with one partner. Myth: Gay relationships are never monogamous How often you have sex is affected by how safe you feel emotionally and physically, as long as you’re ok with what is happening and feel good. Just like people of any sexual orientation, some MSM are sexually active and some aren’t. Myth: All MSM men have loads of sex all the time For more information on lube, check out our article here. So when you’re wearing a condom, vaseline does not work as lube. It is an oil based lubricant and this can makes them ineffective. Remember, MSM can be at a higher risk of HIV transmission, so it’s really important to use condoms every time you have sex to help minimise this. Myth: MSM men always have unprotected sex And either way, there’s nothing wrong with being masculine, feminine, or a mixture of both. The sexual position you prefer doesn’t have to say anything about who you are as a person.
What you like sexually does not define how masculine or feminine you are. Myths: Tops are masculine and bottoms are feminine In some relationships, both partners may do both roles at different times, and in some relationships, anal won’t even take place at all. There are some guys that will identify exclusively as a bottom (the receiving partner in anal sex) or as a top (the giving partner in anal sex), but there are plenty of guys that won’t. Myth: All MSM have to be either a bottom or a top If no matter what you do it’s still sore, then don’t worry about it – there are plenty of other ways to have sex. If you use plenty of lube, and don’t do anything you are not ready for, you might really enjoy it. Anal sex can hurt, but it doesn’t have to. For example, lots of MSM will prefer mutual masturbation or oral sex. There are tonnes of ways for two men to have sex apart from anal sex.
Some MSM may have anal sex every time they have sex, but many won’t. Plenty of MSM aren’t into anal sex at all, and choose not to do it. Myth: Men who have sex with men (MSM) only have anal sex