If you fuck or get fucked, use a strong condom and water-based lubricant . HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is passed between people in cum or blood.
Safer sex is about avoiding cum or blood getting into the body through cuts or sores.
Safer sex can also help you avoid other STDs . But safer sex is also about having fun, because you can only relax and enjoy the sex you have if you can make informed choices about how safe you want to be. And when you've decided, all you have to do is keep it up, everytime. There are lots of reasons why gay men still take risks with their lives, but if you slip up don't give yourself a load of shit about it learn from it. Work out what happened and prepare yourself for the next time.