From: TURTLE              
To: SAAVIK              
Subject: Huh-uh         
Date & Time: 04/28/91 02:28:04
Message Number 16220

>When you sleep with someone, you sleep with everyone they've ever
>slept with and everyone that they've ever slept with...
 
Bunk. There is *no* sexually transmitted disease that has a 100%
transmission rate. Simple disease epidemology tells you that that theory
isn't worth the electrons it takes to write it on the screen. That
doesn't mean that there is *no* risk, mind you, not by a long shot...the
risk is real, and it most certainly calls for caution. It does not call
for hype and distortion, though, and the simple fact of the matter is
if you are hetersexual and don't abuse drugs intervenously you are
far more likely to die in a car accident on your way to a lover's house
than you are to contract a fatal STD from a lover even if you're pretty
adept at getting around. If you're appropriately cautious, selective in
your lovers, and conduct yourself with maturity and responsibility,
and you treat sex with the respect due to a powerful bond of friendship
and intimacy, the risks become very small indeed. And, like I mentioned
before, not being faithful to one partner does ***!!!NOT!!!*** mean you
or your lover will go around fucking every animate object in town.