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THE GAY A.B.C.
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Represents, among other things, a man that put his penis
in another's mouth; opposite of passive ANAL SEX Fucking ANTIBIOTICS Medicine that inhibits or kills bacterial microbes ANTI-BODIES The body's own defense materials; how the body reacts, for instance, to the invasion of HIV ANUS Bottom, butt, rectum, ass AZT Retrovir, most commonly known drug taken by HIV-positive people to delay the onset of AIDS, and to prevent sickness BISEXUAL A person who has sexual desires and contact with both men and women BLOW JOB See oral sex COITIS INTERRUPTUS The practice of withdrawing the penis from a vagina or anus just prior to orgasm. Unreliable as contraceptive COMING OUT Accepting being gay and communicating one's sexual orientation to others. Learning to recognize your desire for men, or if a woman, your desire for women CONDOMANIA A specialty shop for condoms (rubbers) CONTRACEPTIVE The best protection against HIV and other venereal diseases DILDO A plastic or rubber representation of a penis EROGENOUS ZONES Special parts of the body that produce sexual excitement FELLATIO See oral sex FINGER FUCKING To place the fingers into the anus of one's partner and gently massaging JAUNDICE See Hepatitis PUBIC LICE Itching insects transferred by sexual contact (also known as crabs) FUCKING Placing one's penis into the anus of one's partner. The most risky practice for contracting HIV when not using a condom. See also oral sex GAY Homosexuals and lesbians; traditionally means glad, happy, filled with liveliness GONORRHEA A sexually transmitted disease (drip) HEPATITIS Another sexually transmitted disease HIV-TEST A blood test that shows the presence of HIV anti-bodies IMMUNE SYSTEM The body's defense mechanism against disease INFECTION The contamination of the body by microbes and viruses LUBRICANTS Creams that make organs slippery and reduce friction. Use only oil-free, water-based lubricants MASTURBATION See stroking, onanie, and self-satisfaction MONOGAMOUS When you have sex with one partner exclusively MICROBES Microscopic organisms that can bring disease; may be destroyed by antibiotics NEGATIVE A man who is not infected with the HIV virus ORAL SEX See blow-job, sucking. To lick and to suck the male penis ORGASM The climax of sexual excitement with an ejaculation of semen OUTING Publicly revealing the sexual orientation of persons against their will or without their permission PARK Recreation areas that at night function as meeting places for anonymous sexual encounters PASSIVE Among other things, this term means the person who likes to receive or be penetrated by another's organ PETTING Fondling and caressing without sexual intercourse that often leads to orgasm POPPERS A chemical substance wide-spread in gay circles which, when inhaled, has a vessel dilating effect. Inhaling poppers reduces inhibitions and relaxes the body. In such a drugged state, the safe-sex rules may easily be forgotten. For this reason, the use of poppers is not recommended. Contact of the liquid with skin or mucous membranes also causes painful burning and requires immediate flushing with water. In certain persons, poppers can cause heart failure POSITIVE Among other things, this term means a person in whom HIV anti- bodies have been found. Such a person may not yet be ill with AIDS. But all HIV-positive persons, whether ill or not, can pass HIV on to another person PRE-CUM Liquid that oozes from an erect penis prior to actual orgasm PROMISCUITY Having sexual contact with many different partners is often considered the engine for HIV transmission; some disagree with this notion. It is not the number and frequency of one's sexual contacts but whether one practices safe sex during those contacts that matters PWA People with Aids (also an association for such people) RIMMING Licking and prodding the anus with one's tongue SAFE SEX Protected sex, a prevention to AIDS, makes sex safer and no less pleasurable SAUNA An attractive meeting place for recreation and relaxation. Also a place where one might find anonymous and quick sex S/M Sadomasochistic practice. This has not been discussed in the brochure SPERM Male reproductive cells found in semen T-CELLS Cells in the body that send out alarms when infection enters the body TOYS Items used to enhance sexual pleasures. Often made of rubber (such as dildos) or leather or metal. Not discussed further in this brochure VIRUS An infective agent that causes disease. When it finds a host cell, it turns the body's own cell into a viral production machine STROKING Both mutual and self-masturbation WILLY The male organ, penis, cock, prick, loverod. |