Interesting piece in the New York Times about an increase in unprotected anal sex, and some possible reasons why: Here. The main reasons are that people believe they can trust 'tests' before they may be accurate, or that a 'cure' exists in terms of drugs, and that today, not as many people have actually seen a person die of AIDS, making it seem a more distant fear, although this has also been a subject of dispute.
Moral of the story: use protection. HIV cases among gay men are rising at an average of 8% a year. Stay safe in the bedroom, folks.
That's one qualm I have when it comes to "my" generation: you get a lot of guys who didn't live through the horrors of AIDs in the 80s, and see protection and safe sex as a hassle, but at the same time wish science would "hurry up" and find a cure. Why? To be irresponsible without fear of consequences. It's the same story with overweight people who wish for a quick, one-stop solution, like a pill or surgery, to fix their problem forever, while they sit back and watch results.
:dry: Really, guys? Really? This is a bad development! D: Possible Solutions Create another form of male protection that's more comfortable than a condom Scare people into using protection (this solution is kind of mean, but it's pretty much guaranteed to work) Cure AIDS (Good luck with that) Eliminate AIDS by way of nobody having it anymore? Stop having sex (Okay, maybe this one is a bad idea) Stop having anal sex (Majority of gay guys dislike anal, anyways!) JUST USE A CONDOM, PEOPLE!
That percentage seems rather high. I mean, I don't know a single gay guy who has unprotected sex, even with someone they've been with for years.
Oops. I used the wrong source, man. Fail. It was from way back in the days of top hats and steam engines... Sorry.:icon_redf The actual prevalence is more like 90%, so ignore that comment. Where did I go wrong.
