SaxInTheCity's Blog

Thank the heavens I'm not single any more.

Because of the fact I've been off the market for several years now, I'll hopefully never have the need for a "Safe Sex Passport" (story aired on 5/4/08).

Don't get me wrong, I think the idea of this "passport" is clever and well-intentioned. You get an STD test and your results can then be easily shared (via the passport) with potential partners to assure them (or warn them) of your status. (For more details, watch the story below!)

There's a few bugs that need to be worked out with the concept (for example, couldn't someone who's disease-free just "loan" their passport to their herpes-infected roommate when he's out on the town, hitting on ladies?).

But in this day and age of some 15-million STD transmissions every year in the U.S., anything that promotes and protects sexual health is much needed.

For more info:

www.safesexpasport.com

www.tstd.org

www.cityofchicago.org/health