There is no “overall risk for gay sex”. There is a risk for how you meet partners, and there is a risk level for each particular sex act you engage in and which protections you take.
Anal isn’t mandatory. - a pretty high percentage of all gay men (30%) don’t do the back door at all, coming or going, and it carries the same risks irrespective of your partners gender.
Having unprotected anal with someone you are not in a long term relationship with and who has tested clean is basically nuts, but a lot of guys do it, which is why gay men have such depressing averages. But those are averages. If you have good boundaries and behave reasonably, it’s as safe as any recreational activity ever is. That means condoms. On a practical level, get some where you like the flavor and carry them around because, uhm, well.. Remember what I said about anal not being mandatory? If you have a problem with oral, that’s going to be an issue.
There is no “overall risk for gay sex”. There is a risk for how you meet partners, and there is a risk level for each particular sex act you engage in and which protections you take.
Anal isn’t mandatory. - a pretty high percentage of all gay men (30%) don’t do the back door at all, coming or going, and it carries the same risks irrespective of your partners gender.
Having unprotected anal with someone you are not in a long term relationship with and who has tested clean is basically nuts, but a lot of guys do it, which is why gay men have such depressing averages. But those are averages. If you have good boundaries and behave reasonably, it’s as safe as any recreational activity ever is. That means condoms. On a practical level, get some where you like the flavor and carry them around because, uhm, well.. Remember what I said about anal not being mandatory? If you have a problem with oral, that’s going to be an issue.