4) Look for others in your communityĪ great way to build up towards coming out, if that is what you think you want to do, is to find some other people within your community that you can learn from, talk to and be supported by. You are who you are, but you are so much more than your sexuality as well. Because I am also strong, smart, funny, independent, kind, caring, loving, and beautiful’. Try looking at yourself in a mirror, and saying to yourself ‘I am *insert sexuality here*, and that’s OK. By this we mean you need to realise that maybe you are gay/bi/ace/pan or any other sexuality, and that that’s completely fine. If you have been questioning your sexuality, the most important step you can take is to come out to yourself. You can speak to one of our trained Digital Mentors in confidence here. If you feel like you don’t have anyone in your life to talk about this at the moment, that’s completely OK.
Sometimes, we just can’t go through things alone. Will you feel comfortable being out? Do you want a relationship? Thinking about where you want to end up will always help with planning the journey. Try thinking about where you want your life to be in a years time. You might want to take a bit to sort your own head out. Take your time with it, and think about where you want to go from here.
Just because you’ve maybe gotten a result you didn’t expect, it doesn’t mean you should come out to everyone in your life straight away. So if you have taken this quiz because you have been questioning your sexuality, this might be a good time to have a little think about where you want to go from here. If you took it because you are questioning your sexuality, then there are some things you might want to have a think about.Ĭheck out some next steps ideas below: 1) Think about where you want to go from here Whether you test HIV positive or HIV negative, you can take action to protect your health and prevent HIV transmission.If you took this quiz just for a laugh, then it’s super chill. To learn more, read the HIVinfo fact sheet on Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP). To be effective, PEP must be started within 72 hours after the possible exposure to HIV. For example, a person who is HIV negative may use PEP after having sex without a condom with a person who is HIV positive. Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is the use of HIV medicines soon after a possible exposure to HIV to prevent becoming infected with HIV. PrEP can be combined with other prevention methods, such as condoms, to reduce the risk of HIV even further. To learn more, read the HIVinfo fact sheet on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).Ĭonsider post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is when people who do not have HIV but who are at risk of getting HIV take HIV medicine every day to reduce their chances of HIV infection. Read this CDC fact sheet: External (sometimes called Male) Condom Use.Ĭonsider pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Use condoms correctly every time you have sex. Both factors can increase the risk of HIV transmission. The more partners you have, the more likely you are to have a partner with poorly controlled HIV or to have a partner with a sexually transmitted disease (STD). In general, there is little to no risk of getting or transmitting HIV from oral sex. Insertive anal sex (topping) is less risky for getting HIV than receptive anal sex (bottoming). Receptive anal sex is the riskiest type of sex for getting HIV. Gay and bisexual men can take the following steps to reduce their risk of HIV infection: