“Manners experts rarely visit the bedroom, much less the back room – at least in print. When they do, it’s a disaster. For instance, Letitia Baldrige posits in New Manners for New Timesthat having “multiple sex partners is the worst of all worlds.” Sorry, Tish, but can you spell j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-a-l? Other advice is noteworthy for its faux sense of security, or its lack of “real-world” factor: Who would actually bring copies of their HIV test results to exchange before getting down to business? (It’s true that “people may lie” about their status, but… really? And remember, even printed results are only as good as the paper they’re printed on, and don’t reflect what your soon-to-be partner has been up to lately.)
As the XIX International HIV/AIDS Conference winds down, it’s never been clearer how crucial it is that we remain honest, patient, and respectful of each other — whether in the bedroom or any other room you like. Herewith, your top 10 queries on HIV/AIDS manners…”
via Advocate
