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DaemonSeid 12-01-2007 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1555515)
This sounds like typically uninformed inflammatory talk radio shenanigans - I'm not sure I've heard any reputable source discuss this as a 'trend' outside of anything but a VERY small niche portion of the gay community, and even there it is more of a fetish than a reality (here is a pretty poor Wikipedia entry about this particular phenomenon, albeit mostly directed on the 'receiving' side).

While some may be actively trying to infect others for some sort of personal pleasure, most are probably not actively seeking to infect - rather, limited cases (such as this one in Iowa a while back) indicate that the scenario is likely something done out of shame, and not necessarily malice or whatever. I've never really seen much in the way of proof indicating a sort of 'sociopathic' bent to spreading the disease, and it seems somewhat far-fetched to discuss this as a 'trend' even as HIV/AIDS numbers are dropping in the USA (and worldwide).

However, if you live in a state that has laws about criminal transmission of HIV you should most certainly call the police - there is certainly a moral obligation to inform partners of your status, and there may be a legal obligation as well.

In any case, though, even these extremely slight corner-case percentages underscore why it's important to take control of your own personal health whenever you have sex.

The stats may be or not be blown out of proportion but the fact that some young people not caring anymore are not...see this link:

http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthd...actinghiv.html

PM_Mama00 12-01-2007 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1555750)
Holy crap - seriously, Phildizzle?

It's pretty easy to find out if you're a state that has this law . . . life on the Internet is not that hard.

I know this, but I was being lazy. I also didn't have much time to spend on the Internet. But I do remember a kid in my speech class mentioned that a friend of his won a lawsuit because a guy had sex with him, knowing he had AIDS, and ended up infecting him. His friend didn't know and I guess the infected guy was going around doing this. I don't remember if it was Ohio or Michigan though.


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