Coming Clean

Unfortunately there are risks involved with sex. Sometimes I find it amazing how having sex, something that brings us so much pleasure, can also bring us very difficult times. I suppose it’s much like anything else, indulgence, and especially over indulgence can have serious consequences.

However I do find it especially brave for this young and rising porn star to come clean about his status, and hopefully he will be successful in promoting prevention of the disease that still haunts every sexually active person, regardless of race, color, gender or sexual orientation, HIV.

Mason Wyler has recently announced that he is positive and has taken an open stance to let his fans know the facts.

On his blog he states:

I have something to say. I spent the last few months waiting for the right time to tell you but it turns out that there is no right time… I wish I could put this off for a little while longer but information like this usually finds a way of coming out sooner than later. In fact, people have already begun to talk so I might as well just tell you now. I tested positive. I have only myself to blame. I have HIV and it kind of sucks.

Although HIV is not the death sentence it once was, thanks to modern day medicine, it’s still a very serious and dangerous disease that is completely avoidable.

Of course, we all think it couldn’t happen to us, especially if you’re in a relationship where you trust your partner. However that always reminds me of a story I heard while attending a national conference on HIV/AIDS in 2009. A woman, who was positive, was engaged to become married. During this time, she felt certain her fiance was only sleeping with her. They lived together and had done so for several years. She never had a reason to suspect he wasn’t faithful to her. She felt very confident and comfortable in their relationship. She was in pre-wedded bliss, she was in love. However during a routine visit to the doctor just prior to her wedding, she discovered she was HIV positive. Her fiance was the only man she had been with over a 10 year span. The point of her story, no matter how much you love or think you know someone, unless you’re with that person 24/7, which we never are, then get tested. You really never know.

Know your status, get tested! For testing information, click here. Also, practice safe sex. Use a condom…every time!