With the rise of HIV infections and STDs, why do so many gay men continue to engage in barebacking?

Question

This is not an activity that I engage in myself, thank you very much. I am a little bit smarter than the average bear.

Answer 1

Who knows, but I am with you, they need to protect themselves.

Answer 2

I am a happily married heterosexual male, who has over the years come in contact with men who are CAUGHT UP in this scene .
And an attitude of just not carring about themselves or thier partners become ingrained in them.
Very few street homosexuals have very little respect for themselves, and become callous to thier surroundings.
THUS oh well who cares if i die or how.
But you know what Christ cares for them and for all mankind , enough to die for them.
Christ in a persons life can bring about innerchanges,
it something those caught up in the GAY SCENE mmay want to check out.
No finger pointing from me just stating a fact.
GOD BLESS< AND CARRY ON>

Answer 3

HIV/AIDS is not restricted to homosexuals. STD's happen in Heterosexuals with more prominence than otherwise.

Human promiscuity is what spreads the disease.

Answer 4

With the young ones, they are thinking it always happens to somebody else. I knew a doctor who got HIV from gay sex. And he is no longer with us. What was he thinking?

Answer 5

Some because the risk is part of the turn on; others because of some perceived freedom. Personally, I believe playing it safe is the hottest of all.

Answer 6

because hiv s beenspread by bisexual men not the true blue gay man

Answer 7

probably because alot of younger ppl have the mentality that they're invincible, and that because they're young, nothing bad can happen to them. same reason ppl try drugs, or smoking. it's always 'the other guy' that gets sick, not them.

Answer 8

That sense of invincibilty and danger. "It'll never happen to me." syndrome.

Answer 9

maybe they're in a monogomous relashonship

Answer 10

The "it won't happen to me" syndrome.