Welcome back to the Forum and, once again, thanks for your apparent commitment to safe sex.  It will keep you safe from STIs and HIV.  To rephrase your question, you are wondering if our opinions have changed in the intervals since we made these posts.  It is certainly reasonable to ask as for some topics, such as test performance, new knowledge has changed or recommendations.  This is not the case however for practices such as kissing, receipt of, or participating in masturbation, have your scrotum or other body parts licked without penetration. These remain no risk activities.  Over the past year, some investigators have suggested that persons with pharyngeal gonorrhea (and gonorrhea only) may transmit their infections to others through kissing however the topic remains quite controversial and most experts are skeptical that kissing (open-mouthed or "French" kissing) is a meaningful risk activity.  Certainly there is no known risk from closed mouth kissing.

I hope this reply is helpful to you.  I certainly would have no concerns related to the activities you mention.  EWH

Yes, I would certainly have confidence in the 6 week test results for the Alere Determine finger stick 4th generation test and would not feel the need for further testing after getting a result from testing performed more than 6 weeks after an exposure of concern.

Hope this helps.  As you note above, we provide three responses to each client's questions.  This is my 3rd response.  Thus this thread will be closed shortly without further replies.  Take care.  EWH