Interviewer: Hey there! Thanks for agreeing to do this interview with me. And welcome to Philly!
Can you tell me your name, age, and pronouns?
Lynx: Sure. My name is Lynx, I’m 24 years old, and my pronouns are they/them.
Interviewer: Okay cool. Welcome Lynx. So I wanted to ask you a few questions about safe sex, and what options may be out there. Are you currently sexually active?
Lynx: Well of course. Not really looking for anything serious right now, just having fun.
Interviewer: Ok, cool. So how many sex partners do you have?
Lynx: I wanna say an estimate of like 10. Don’t quote me, though
Interviewer: Oh ok. Ten, you say. You being safe out here?
Lynx: Yes…well, with a few of them. It’s this one person I really like chilling with, I don’t use condoms when I’m with that person. I need to feel them, you know?
Interviewer: Oh, I see. So you’re saying you might like the person, maybe more than ‘like’?
Lynx: You could say that…I could see myself loving them.
Interviewer: Okay. So let’s talk about the other partners. You say you ‘try’ to use condoms as often as possible with others? Do have slip ups sometimes? Meaning, are there times where you don’t use condoms with other sex partners?
Lynx: Yeah, but only sometimes. It’s been cool so far. I get tested and stuff, and nothing’s come back yet, so I guess everything’s cool.
Interviewer: Oh ok, so what about the person you like? It seems like you have some serious feelings for them.
Lynx: Yes, yes I do. I mean, I guess I do love them.
Interviewer: Do you love them enough to be safe with them and the other people you engage with? I’m asking because I want you to try to start using condoms more regularly and with every partner. If you really care about this person, you’ll do the right thing.
Lynx: Yeah, you’re right. I gotta stop drinking so much. That’s when I just don’t care. When I’m lit, I don’t be thinking about anything but having fun
Interviewer: Ok I see. So you know what makes you make certain decisions. Do you think that not drinking so much would help you make safer decisions?
Lynx: Yeah, I do notice that I’m more levelheaded. I think I can slow down. I really like my little friend, so I will think about using condoms more often. It’s hard though. But I am going to try to use condoms more. I don’t want to catch anything. You got condoms here?
Interviewer: Of course we do! Take as many as you like. I want to thank you for coming in today. I hope you left with some good information and sound advice from our interview.
Lynx: I promise I have. I’ll be back for more condoms soon!