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LYC filling sex ed info gap with new site

Wed 12 Aug 2015 In: New Zealand Daily News

Love Your Condom’s (LYC) website has been redeveloped to act as a one-stop-shop for sex ed for young gay and bisexual men. LYC says appropriate sexual education for young gay and bisexual men is non-existent in many New Zealand high schools, and the website is designed to fill this void. It says research shows that in the absence of relevant sexual education at school or at home, young men are turning to the internet to learn about gay sex. “Internet searches on mobile devices are an easy way to discreetly seek out such information– unfortunately this also means the sources are often porn, which isn’t always the healthiest or safest means of being educated.” The new site at www.loveyourcondom.co.nz has been designed first for mobile, with tablet and desktop versions being adapted from the mobile version. It includes instructional videos featuring real men, with topics such as how to have anal sex and how to put on a condom. LYC says the videos are being viewed by 40 people per hour. “Research shows that young gay and bisexual men respond well to real-world resources such as these.” The site also includes content for high-risk gay and bisexual men, with the ‘ask a sexpert section’ answering questions about HIV, undetectable viral load and PrEP. “LYC is for all gay and bisexual men, regardless of culture or background. However, we recognise that the voices and experiences of ethnic minorities can sometimes lack visibility in the gay community so the new website includes news, events and blogs that reflect our diverse takatāpui, Pacific Island, and Asian communities.” LYC says novel methods to promote condom use for anal sex as a normal behaviour for young gay and bisexual men are needed now more than ever. “For such HIV prevention resources to be successful, they must reflect the wants and needs of the target audience – something that has been front-of-mind in the development of the new website.”     

Credit: GayNZ.com staff

First published: Wednesday, 12th August 2015 - 12:08pm

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