Equipt & Ready
The "Equipt and Ready" campaign encourages party-goers to 'play safe' and look after themselves and their partners.
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Carry condoms
Wanting to have sex with someone may be your reason for going to a party or it might just happen. (You never know who you might meet!) Either way, be prepared. Carry equipment (condoms & water-based 
lube) to protect yourself and partners. You might want have some spares - just in case!
Alcohol and drugs can sometimes cause us take risks that we normally wouldn't. If no condoms are handy, you may be tempted to have sex without one. Making sure that condoms and lube are readily available is one strategy that can help avoid this.
Let your partners know you intend to use them
Lots of people plan on having safe sex, particularly with a new partner, but some can find it hard to bring up the topic of condoms especially in the heat of the moment. Letting your partner know early in the game can be helpful. It's likely you'll find that the other person feels the same. If they have a negative attitude about condoms and safe sex, think about whether they are someone you still want to have sex with.
(Oh, and you could always wear the "Equipt & Ready" dogtag. It's a great conversation starter.)
While condoms are your best protection from HIV, they don't always prevent all STI's
The most common way to transmit HIV is through anal and vaginal intercourse without a condom. Safe sex prevents HIV being passed on through sexual intercourse.
Safe sex also protects you against unintended pregnancy and against some common STIs. Not all STIs are transmitted in the same way and so using condoms doesn't provide one hundred per cent protection against all of them. SO.....
Have regular sexual health check up's
If you are sexually active having a regular sexual health check-up is always a good idea. You can have an STI and not even know it. STI's often have no symptoms so having a regular sexual health check-up is the only way to know for sure. Having an untreated STI can increase your risk of getting or passing on HIV.