LOL, really though...part of my response to him didn't seem to make sense either, I Had to re-read couple of times.

My understanding is that man-on-man sex is still a huge contributor to the spread of AIDS.  That said, I am willing to be proven wrong.

Have a shot of gin for me also.

Andrew

Look, whatever the man does before he sees me, that is his business, and it's not my place to judge. As long as he comes to me clean, and being very much a gentleman. Most of the ladies, don't even read his reviews, before she sees him. Most men will not give out their TER handle, so she can at least read his reviews. Should a provider not bother to see a man who has seen a Ts? Why should the provider be blamed for what a client did, before he had seen her???

"And, so many reviews that AREN'T written..."
It is important to remember that the amount of reviews a girl has isnt always equal to the amount of "activity" she is having.  A provider can have 1-2 pages of reviews yet have seen a LOT more than 20 people in her career.  Those people who choose not to write reviews may have been with any type of person before, yet prefer to remain discreet about their practices/experiences.  So there is no way to ensure anything 100%.  
That being said, it's true if you have your "proof" from a board regarding a particular provider, you can elect not to see her, but I would say you have an equal risk with ANY provider unless you know unequivocably that she is low volume and that those few gentlemen she sees are all 100% upfront with her.  There isnt always a best way to screen for that, both for the client doing his research and the provider doing hers...in general, it would be very uncomfortable to ask a guy by phone/email this sort of invasive question...sure a provider could put on her website something akin to, " I adore really MANLY men who loooove women and have done so ALL their lives", but seriously, how often can you weed this out?  
Excuse the mess if I'm rambling, but it is a given that perhaps we providers may or may not have a preference of seeing someone who had been with a TS, but you may only find out AFTER the review and I think if one is safe in sexual practices, the risk for the provider and any future sexual acquaintances are not too much greater than any other highly sexually active person regardless of the hetero/homosexual nature of the relationship. Remember, the general rule, ahem, rule NUMERO UNO, is to always cover before vaginal/anal sex, so the risk comes into play with the bbbj and the full risk of passing on the HIV virus from uncovered oral sex, while not negligible, is not high enough to me to pose a greater than average risk.  
The wisest choice for anyone truly concerned would be to abstain from the hobby, choose a monogamous partner who had previously been regularly tested, and pray that said relationship remains monogamous! Let's never forget, as a highly sexed individual, even in civilian sexual relations, you are never exempt from the aforementioned risks...hobby safe!

OK I guess I need to throw my two cents in here, because this thread directly afects me.

While I am not the norm of many TSs, ANYMAN that has seen me is no more at risk of disease than any provider. In fact he would more than likly be at a lower risk factor than many of the providers that are reviewed here!
I am a post-op ts, and prior to my surgery had never been with a man. The truth is I was not even with a woman for years prior to the surgery as well. So where does that put me now? Kinda blows out all these threads.
I have quite a few guys (TER Members) that see me, and never write reviews on me, because they are so afraid that if they do a review on me their peers will make fun of them, or other providers will not see them. The real men are the ones that have wrote reviews on me!
I worked at an Adult store/Peep show place for a period of time, and the hottest video's in that store were ones with (She-males) who was renting/purchasing these videos? Well with the fact that they could not keep them on the racks tells me alot of SO CALLED STRAIGHT GUYS.
Like I said I am very differnt I know than most, and if a guy only see's TSs,(I hate calling so many of TSs that,because they are not!) NO I would probably not see him either. Just cause  I am adverse to catching a STD as well, and there maybe a lil higher risk factor there. But call a spade a spade folks. Wether you are a provider or a hobbyst. The fact is we are all at a higher risk factor than people outside of this hobby. We need to protect our selves the best we can, and if something is not right don't put yourself into the situation. Do what is right for you, but don't think for a minute that just because a guy or provider has seen a TS that makes that person anymore of a carrier than all of our beloved providers out there that have been in this business for all these years. Because if you think like that you are just kidding your self.
There are a lot of myths about people like me, and many more are spread out of fear of the unknown by those that dont know the score. SO just think before you do something and just do what is right for you, but please stay safe!

Cheers!
Kylie

First of all, you are certainly entitled to follow your instincts and whims in order to protect yourself from disease but it would help to have the facts straight.

HIV tranmission occurs most easily with unprotected anal sex (homosexual or heterosexual is the same) because the rectal walls are thinner than the vaginal and subject to micro abrasions into which HIV infected semen can get into the blood stream.  In many African countries where the HIV spread is at it's most severe, the heterosexual community is spreading it more so than the gay community.

So in reality, you should be equally concerned with any provider who provides anal -including yourself if you have engaged in it without a condom.  You should also be concerned with any provider who has seen a male who has engaged in anal with someone else.  But then again, since HIV is shown to spread through vaginal sex as well, you should be concerend with anyone who has ever had unprotected sex before.

So probably, you should stick to virgins if you're that concerned.

The fact is that I have never heard of any provider, TS or female to offer anal without a condem.  Furthermore, you are more likely to encounter a female (as rare as it is) willing to go bareback vaginally than a TS willing to do anal bareback.  Therefore, one could make the argument that you are at higher risk with a female provider since they on occasion are more likely to break the rules and go bareback.

There are a lot of bisexual people.

Most providers have probably seen a bisexual guy
whether they know it or not.

Most active hobbyists have probably been with a provider
who has seen a bisexual guy at some time.

Heck, if you see traveling providers or hobbyists, you
may be only a few screws away from me.  Sort of like
the 6 degrees of separation from kevin bacon game.

Use protection.