Two Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch by Brent Hartinger

Kudos on a brilliant concept! And Kudos on helping spread the information rather than the virus. C’mon! Realistically, is that really possible? This short story provides a valuable service without doing it in a preachy, easy to ignore manner. Some cite the fear that it will lead youngsters to thinking about sex more. So many school districts fail to present this material to young people. …not many people I’ve spoken with have ever heard of the upside down condom trick. Given that it’s set primarily in a doctors office (with some hot flashbacks) it does get a bit clinical in spots.īetween his adventures and the safe sex material presented by the health clinic volunteer briefing him, the reader gets a great review of current thinking about safer sex. Meanwhile he’s flashing back on the sexual partners and encounters that have gotten him to this point. This short story is a brilliant PSA (Public Service Announcement) about safer sex that may well save lives.ĭone in an engaging, creative fashion, this is the tale of a young main character waiting for his HIV test results. This free short story is part of The Real Story Safe Sex Project, a volunteer organization started by Brent Hartinger, using fictional characters to spread the word about HIV/AIDS and safe sex to gay and bi male teens and twenty-somethings. Along the way, he recalls some of his own most important sexual experiences. And he’s also the star of Geography Club, the book that started it all and that has now been adapted as a feature film co-starring Scott Bakula and Ana Gasteyer.īut now Russel is facing his biggest challenge yet: getting tested to find out if he has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Most Recommended Books presents the Brent Hartinger series written by Brent. He’s the lead character in Brent Hartinger’s Lambda Award-winning Russel Middlebrook Series. Russel Middlebrook is a gay teen who’s been through a lot. Warning: this story includes both explicit language about sex and graphic depictions of sex itself. PUBLISHER: The Real Story Safe Sex Project TITLE: Two Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch

Two Thousand Pounds Per Square Inch by Brent Hartinger