tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post6483289912222993844..comments2023-06-05T09:55:27.129-04:00Comments on JUSTIN DUNES: "SENIORITIS". . . .part 2 / 3JustinO'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-41496676247739892302010-06-12T17:27:27.444-04:002010-06-12T17:27:27.444-04:00"In the beginning" there was no drugs. H..."In the beginning" there was no drugs. HIV/AIDS = DEATH period. At 18, that was a bit too much for me to handle.<br />I work part-time at a drug store. Now, people are proud to buy condoms. It means that they are getting some. Then, it was embarassing. It meant something more dirty. Like, "I know he has dieases and I'm protecting myself" dirty.<br />Different world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-13913477117294962142010-06-08T21:07:13.453-04:002010-06-08T21:07:13.453-04:00So that's what bareback means. I'd seen it...So that's what bareback means. I'd seen it mentioned but had no idea what it meant.Gary Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947146717481835071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-83287394199916357762010-06-08T13:48:55.430-04:002010-06-08T13:48:55.430-04:00The psychology of the "Bug Chasers" woul...The psychology of the "Bug Chasers" would make for an interesting study.<br />They clearly are a type of AIDS denier.We had and still have a whole bunch of people who believe that HIV doesn't cause AIDS despite overwhelming scientific evidence to the contrary.<br />It is true that medication can greatly prolong life but it is expensive,can deform your body and even hasten your demise from other causes.Why would anyone want to take that risk?<br />During the early days of the epidemic there were fools who insisted yet more cocaine was the cure. Go figure.<br />Kenkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521169583194981964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-71318515857912427122010-06-08T07:00:02.097-04:002010-06-08T07:00:02.097-04:00STEW. . . your narrative about the effect of the A...STEW. . . your narrative about the effect of the AIDS/HIV shocking reality is very important.<br /><br />WHY? Because there are guys my age and more younger guys. . . .some have blogs I've run across. . .who openly and casually flirt with infection and the medicated life by actually devoting themselves to having unprotected sex. . .aka 'bareback'. . .and then publish the current scores of loads taken and given without condom or other protection! <br /><br />What arrogant ignorant hubris! I think this is an issue you older guys who lived thru that early era could/can address with conviction. Those of us born in the 1980s really didnt experience that era you write about. We were informed, instructed. . . but for most of us it is theoretical. . .somehow we need to be instructed so as to prevent another outbreak!<br /><br />THANKS<br /> justinJustinO'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-73528821973830317402010-06-08T06:37:26.853-04:002010-06-08T06:37:26.853-04:00The topic of the emergence of AIDS in the late 70&...The topic of the emergence of AIDS in the late 70's and early 80's strongly effected myself and my husband. I suppose you could consider my best friend a casualty of it as well. Not that any of us have it or have died from it. More that it really effected the fact that we were teens coming of age in that era and it made the decision to follow ones own desires all that harder when at the time, it was known as a gay disease. As some may remember, I lost my best friend to suicide at 18. And both my husband and I chose not to come out nor even have sex at all during what is comonly known as the peak years for males. It was a fearfull time. You just didn't know what was going on.<br />In my opinion, the 60's and 70's really got the gay issues out there and we were making a lot of headway. Then the 80's came and we hit a wall. And we're not talking Stonewall either. <br />The past 10 to 15 years , we've gotten back on track. I hope that life can be a little easier with each and every generation to come out and live as we were intended.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-61415927543954812952010-06-07T07:20:29.110-04:002010-06-07T07:20:29.110-04:00THANK YOU, Mr. K. . .;-)
My blog is akin to divers...THANK YOU, Mr. K. . .;-)<br />My blog is akin to diversity: there is room for everyone. . . lol<br />Guess I gotta "practice what I preach". jo'sJustinO'Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379283329949646000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517388058225414110.post-80300838308536529562010-06-07T03:16:11.334-04:002010-06-07T03:16:11.334-04:00You run a pretty good blog, Mr O... even if it doe...You run a pretty good blog, Mr O... even if it does attract undesirables like me. Hehe.Gary Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947146717481835071noreply@blogger.com