Who invented the notion of “Safe Sex”
According to a new documentary, Sex Positive, safe sex was a notion invented during the AIDS crisis of the early 1980′s by a man who seems an unlikely pioneer. Unlikely, that is, until you consider the complete history of those years. With a new disease on the rampage, affecting a fairly narrow group of victims, it stands to reason that a man on the front lines of the people potentially affected would come up with a revolutionary methodology for coping with it.
From the Los Angeles Times:
“‘It’s never too late to start having safe sex,’ asserts writer and AIDS activist Richard Berkowitz. And he should know.
That’s because more than 25 years ago, during the early days of the AIDS crisis, Berkowitz, a gay, HIV-positive, former S&M hustler, actually invented the notion of safe sex, along with Joseph Sonnabend — a controversial but devoted virologist who often took on the scientific establishment — and late singer-songwriter Michael Callen.”
And we completely agree that it is never too late to start practicing safe sex. Use of condoms not only gives you peace of mind, but it can also save your life.
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