Rubber Up!
Every Gay Man's Guide To Condoms
by Edward King and Chris Markham
Rubber Up! was published in October 1996.
Well-reviewed in the gay and mainstream press, it provides comprehensive
information on condoms for gay men.
The chapter discussing which brands are best for anal sex is currently
available on this site.
Rubber Up! can be purchased on the Internet from on-line bookshops by
following these links. In the UK, order from
The Internet Bookshop. In the USA, order from
Amazon.com Books.
Contents
Chapter 1 – Why use condoms
- HIV & other infections
- How condoms protect you
- Condoms and sex toys
- Other HIV risks?
- Sex with women
- The ins and outs of condoms
Chapter 2 – How to use condoms
- Opening the packet
- Taking hold
- Leaving space
- Putting lube inside?
- Getting it on
- Lubing up
- Avoiding condom damage
- After the performance
Chapter 3 – Choosing the right brands
Chapter 4 – Buying condoms
- Shops
- Vending machines
- Pubs and clubs
- Overcoming embarrassment
- Getting them free
Chapter 5 – Your first fuck
- Getting the sex you want
- Limber up
- Starting to fuck
- Poppers
- Douching
- Tips for tops
- Getting it out
Chapter 6 – Getting into rubber
- Switching to condoms
- Tips for increasing sensitivity
- Minimising the disruption
- Staying hard
- Reminding yourself
- Not yet!
Chapter 7 – Negotiating condom use
- Raising the subject
- Persuading him
- Life after unsafe sex
- Negotiated safety
- Sex between positive men
Chapter 8 – Condom politics
- Condoms = sin
- Anal condoms
- I'll sue!
- Marketing condoms
- Gay-unfriendly
- Condoms for free
Resources
- UK organisations
- Outside the UK
- World wide web sites
- Other resources
Appendix
- How condoms are made and tested