Here's the Rolling Stone piece on "bug-chasing" (as in, gay men who intentionally strive to become HIV-positive) that's causing a fuss lately.
Dan Savage picks most of the RollingStone article apart this week in his column, completely obliterating that 25% statistic, for instance.
I am not sure what to think. I do know that I most emphatically do not want to contract the HIV virus, and will always take every possible precaution to see to it that I don't. Beyond any discussion of taboos or anything like that, I don't want HIV for the same reason I don't want to smoke. I'd shorten my own lifespan (and there's a LOT that I want to do in this world, the least of which being to travel around it), and I'd potentially affect the lifespans of those around me.
Dan Savage picks most of the RollingStone article apart this week in his column, completely obliterating that 25% statistic, for instance.
I am not sure what to think. I do know that I most emphatically do not want to contract the HIV virus, and will always take every possible precaution to see to it that I don't. Beyond any discussion of taboos or anything like that, I don't want HIV for the same reason I don't want to smoke. I'd shorten my own lifespan (and there's a LOT that I want to do in this world, the least of which being to travel around it), and I'd potentially affect the lifespans of those around me.
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