Being respectful of all the above opinions I truly feel the reason that barebacking is even an issue is because we have forgotten what it was like the first time around. I also know that those days are far behind but we seem to be making a u turn for the worst. Though it's not a death sentence to be HIV+ these days I've yet to see a friend turn positive and remain the same. Sure the body is not devastated like before but the person becomes a shadow of what they used to be. I'm not saying that this is the case for everyone. It seems like we can't even be honest to protect our community. Who needs all those homo-hater politicians when we are doing the worst damage ourselves. Of all the people I know that are positive about one or two are honest to themselves and others about their condition. Several continue to behave as if nothing where different not taking any consideration for their partners.

Pornsizedguy has voiced many of these concerns very well. I could not agree more. As far as showing compassion, maybe it's time that people were slapped with reality and take responsibility for their actions. I fortunately was too young to be affected the first time around and managed to educate myself very well. So were my friends yet they got infected in the last 2 years. We were the generation that did not know what it was like to have sex without a condom yet people I know continue to turn positive. These are well educated, intelligent, individuals who are active in the community and experienced the loss of friends the first time around. All the resources are there for both sides yet the numbers show where the interest, or lack of, is. I've tried to convice my friends to come out so that the message hits home to the rest of us that it's ravaging our community again. I just feel like we can protec eachother better. Be it though compassion, honesty and or reality. We must not keep pretending like it will be OK until there is a cure.