Of course, this discussion was more about barebacking in a safe group environment...not really about how "straights" feel about us cocksuckers after we get beaten up or some other related events! But the way in which heterosexuals treat each other concerning barebacking is indeed much different from how gay/bisexual men go about such issues. The mainstream "heterosexual community" in the U.S. does NOT preach and condemn barebacking among men and women because they still associate HIV with gays, drug abusers and transfusion patients. And straight men continue to have lots of raw sex with women because they still look at HIV as a "gay problem." We as men seeking men should take the time to find out why safe-sex prevention is not succeeding and allow a variety of choices in addition to condoms and abstinence. Men will be men...and we must treat them as intelligent creatures who can make their own choices, given the information presented to them....