Getting It Right:
A Gay Young Man's Guide To Safer Sex

Year: 1993
Running Time: 56 minutes

Speech Rate: 247 words/min

Large Words
Average: 1.2
Minimum/Maximum: 0/12

Purchase Price (VHS): $39.95
Rental Price: $50

Distributor:
Greenwood/Cooper Homevideo
7033 Sunset Blvd
Suite 204
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(213) 993-0463 / (800) 959-9843 or FAX (213) 993-0465

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This sexually explicit British production addresses the importance of safer sex and emphasizes how safer sex can be erotic and fun. It also addresses the feelings of invulnerability to HIV that many young gay men experience that can lead to sexual risk taking, and the thoughts and feelings of some men who are HIV positive in regard to their responsibility to protect themselves and others.

The video uses language and examples salient to the gay and bisexual male community. It discusses drinking and drug use in a nonjudgmental manner and addresses how substance use can impair judgment and increase sexual risk taking; responsible substance use is advocated. The seriousness of HIV disease is discussed in the context of other sexually transmitted diseases.

The technical quality of the production is excellent. The information is presented in a nonmoralistic manner. The video thoughtfully addresses controversial topics such as intergenerational relationships and sex for money. Some U.S. viewers may not understand some British colloquialisms or references to British brands of condoms and British sources of information. Some viewers may not be able to comprehend the text that rolls along the bottom of the screen, which is often presented while someone is talking or during a sexually explicit scene.

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