Bug chaser? Gift giver? Are you suggesting that only those who actively seek out HIV infection get it? “Have you asked if I know these men?” Are you saying you can’t get it from people you know?
While the bug chaser crowd represent a small minority of new HIV infections in the gay community, most are either situations where there is no discussion of HIV at all (like in Tool’s story) or there is some discussion and someone is either ignorant of their status or lied about their HIV status. I know guys who were infected from all three scenarios, including a guy barely in his 20s who got infected the first way because he “didn’t think it was a big deal.” After a series of seizures that put him in the hospital and bankrupt him, he now thinks otherwise.
When Tool first posted his little story, he “reached for the lube(WET, best out there)...no condom...of course.” “Of course?” Of course he shouldn’t protect himself or his partner?? Of course he shouldn’t talk about it??? Yeah right. Rejoice – rejoice. How happy for him, of course.
Chub claims “I had the series of Hep B serum for that.” Very wise. Still no vaccination or cure for HIV is there?
How Chub can say you saw people die from AIDS complications and still promote High Risk sex is a conundrum that I can not figure out.
As for AIDS Mastery classes, I prefer to live by the rule: do no harm by your actions or inactions. When my young friend became HIV+ I decided that I am not doing anybody any favors by my quiet complicity.
“Well it IS your decision, "hell guys drink and drive, drug, etc." It IS your decision to be suicidal. It is your decision to do heroin, crack or crystal meth and we all know what great decisions those are too.
I have a decision too. It is my decision is to remind you that you are kidding yourself if you think HIV is not out there and is still INCURABLE. It is my decision to let you know your actions are potentially harmful to the health of you, your partner and your partners' partners.”
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