 Annmairi says: This kind of behavior does not surprise me in the least. Oddly enough, homosexuals have wasted a lot of breath defending themselves against the "gay disease" label of HIV. However, the behavior and apparent fear and expectation in these homosexual communities is that they will contract HIV. What's more frightening about this behavior is that these individuals are completely selfish. They have not considered the potential disastrous impact their HIV "bug-chasing" could have on the lives of people outside of the homosexual community...innocent people who are potential victims of their dangerous behavior. I take comfort in knowing that ultimately we will all reap what we sow. I really find it to be a real shame that some of these gay men are so lazy that they have either never taken the time to learn what it was like when the whole thing with AIDS started or still even worse that they may have chosen to forget and ignore the horror of people dying without any explanation. I was only a child at the time but I remember thinking to myself that this was some scary shit. I knew that what ever it was that there was no cure. Then there were no medications to help you live longer. You just died. Now I look at it and know that had our community been more responsible we might not have watched helplessly as our lovers, families, and friends died faster than our tears coul... I have a very hard time believing that this behavior is restricted to the homosexual population. I'd wager that this type of thing crops up among any high-risk population for any illness. It sounds an awful lot like a coping mechanism. Instead of living in fear of someday catching this deadly disease, some may prefer to "get it over with" and deal with the consequences rather than the fear. i recommend this article on the subject. i know there are others out there. annmairi, i don't know as i would say that they've "wasted breath". bug chasing is not really encouraged or glorified in the mainstream gay community. these people are definitely extremists on the outskirts of it all. <<annmairi, i don't know as i would say that they've "wasted breath". bug chasing is not really encouraged or glorified in the mainstream gay community. these people are definitely extremists on the outskirts of it all.>> The practice of "bug-chasing" is dangerous no matter how many people are involved. Honestly, I don't hang out in gay communities so I would have no idea whether what you say is true or not. Like I said, it doesn't matter how many are "bug-chasing". The practice has and will affect others...whether inside or outside of the majority. Extremists? I didn't realize that gay people were now idenitifying with terrorists. lol It's not like there are gay rules or something. Their can hardly be rogue gay people. I take comfort in knowing that ultimately we will all reap what we sow. michellezm, i concur. We should not be frightened by such behavior, if you do not invite it. One only does to oneself or similar otherselves who had invited it.
annmairi
sidegik, i think you're pretty right about the excitement factor. it's very taboo behavior and you will always have people that want to engage in something like that. annmairi, it sounded as if you were implying that this spoke negatively about gay people in general. i was trying to make the point that these are the people on the fringes of the community. i wasn't saying it isn't dangerous. it most certainly is. any spreading of HIV is dangerous, whether it's welcomed or not. but i was concerned that you were taking this in a negative direction in regards to gay people as whole, which it shouldn't be. << but i was concerned that you were taking this in a negative direction in regards to gay people as whole, which it shouldn't be.>> I'll be honest. I do not discount this dangerous behavior as being more large scale than others want to admit, want to believe, etc. The statistical data compiled by such agencies as the CDC and WHO shows that despite all of the promotion for disentagling homosexuality and HIV (i.e. the "gay disease") and all of the supposed "safe sex" campaigns and education...that homosexuals are engaging in more and more risky and unprotected sexual behaviors. Whether intentionally HIV "bug-chasing" or not...homosexuality is dangerous...on the whole. It may be hard for som... so if homosexuality is dangerous, then being a black female is also dangerous because last time i checked (which, i will admit, was a couple years ago while i was in college) they were the fastest growing HIV positive population. Being homosexual is not dangerous. Having sex without a condom is dangerous. Straight women get HIV regulalry from "straight" men who are on the "down low" (Claim to be staight, but like to f* their buddies. They often do this w/o protection, because they feel secure in groups of other "straight" men.), or who use IV drugs. No glove, no love, baybeeee. |
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