The truth is that a society in which many people have two or three partners on the go at any one time will produce a bigger epidemic than a society where people may have 10 partners in five years, but only one at a time. And it’s a fact that in parts of Africa, it’s more common for both men and women to have two or three simultaneous relationships than to have serial partners.
The unspoken truths about Aids - Times Online (via sexartandpolitics)
From Elisabeth Pisani’s very interesting looking new book, The Wisdom of Whores.