Australia kicked off its first ever Sexual Health Week yesterday (running through the 15th) to promote condoms, STI tests, birth control, etc . (To paraphrase Paul Hogan, now that’s a fight!) As part of the project, a survey was conducted showing that nearly all adult Australians taking part in the study have had unprotected sex, but only about half of them have had a test for sexually transmitted infections. We’re sure American numbers aren’t much better. It’s been a while since the ’80s AIDS scare and we’ve gotten lazy with the latex. So let’s take a minute to review Sexual Health Week’s goals and messages, for they are important and inspiring and should not be forgotten, no matter where you are in the world:

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