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Barebacking Idiots
Jul. 21st, 2004 11:09 amI've found this little spot on my shoulder. It's probably just a bruise or something equally innocuous, but in the back of my head, I was wondering if it might be Karposi's sarcoma. It doesn't look like the images I can find on the Internet, so I'm relieved of that concern, but finding some new mark on my body troubles me if I don't know how it got there.
I don't understand the rationale I see attributed to some people who bareback: that if they become infected by HIV, they won't have to worry about it anymore.
That's true, at least. They won't have to worry about being infected by HIV. They'll have new things to worry about:
Really, if you just want to be infected and have done with it, why not collect Syphilis, Gonorrhea, or whatever? Why not get those out of the way too?
Idiots.
I don't understand the rationale I see attributed to some people who bareback: that if they become infected by HIV, they won't have to worry about it anymore.
That's true, at least. They won't have to worry about being infected by HIV. They'll have new things to worry about:
- Where did this mark come from? Is it KS?
- Why am I so tired? Is it the meds? Is it the HIV?
- Are my numbers going up or down?
- How can I continue on my meds if I lose my job?
- Will anyone ever want to be my lover again?
- What if my coworkers find out I have HIV?
- How do I tell my parents?
- How do I tell my sex partners?
- Did I take my pills? Do I have them with me?
- Why did I lose five pounds since my last weighing? Am I wasting already?
Really, if you just want to be infected and have done with it, why not collect Syphilis, Gonorrhea, or whatever? Why not get those out of the way too?
Idiots.
