Safe Sex Play with a Partner
Another way to practice safer sex is to only have sex play that has no risk - or a lower risk - of passing sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
This means no vaginal or anal intercourse and no direct contact with a partner's genitals. Many of us find that great sex is about a lot more than
a penis going in a vagina or anus. It is about exploring the many other ways you and your partner can turn each other on. Not only is it a way
to discover new sexual pleasures, it's also safer.
Safer Sex play includes
- mutual masturbation (touching yourselves at the same time, or touching yourself while your partner watches)
- cybersex
- phone sex
- sharing fantasies
- kissing
- fondling - touching each other's genital area over top of their clothes
- sexy massage
- body-to-body rubbing with clothes on - also called "frottage", "grinding," or "dry humping"
- playing with sex toys - make sure that you wash them well if you're going to share them