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Imagine you're undetectable. You hook up with a guy who said he was neg and on PrEP. A few months later, you start getting harassment calls and threats because the guy now has HIV, he's freaking out and he's trying to blame it on any "poz" guy he can remember having sex with, even though there's remotely zero chance of transmission between an undetectable and someone on PrEP. I have nothing against neg guys but sometimes, it's just easier to filter down to undetectable guys so at least that part of the drama is not a concern.

I will just leave this here. It's a poster from the Stigma Project. I've been displaying it on some of my profiles and never saw the word "clean" ever again. Now if guys asks me the question, I know : A - he's ignorant B - he didn't bother to check my profile

Unless people are diagnosed too late (already in late stages of HIV/AIDS), AND they don't respond well to meds, OR they are suffering from major depression and voluntarily decide NOT to take meds, a lot less people die from HIV than you think. If a guy disappears from XTube, it's more likely that their life situation has changed (work, family, long-term relationship) and they need to retake their privacy. Even well-known porn stars eventually grow out of it and need to move on. No one should be expected to post sex videos on XTube all their life. We should just enjoy their clips while we can.

I'm sure most of you know about the PARTNER study that started a few years ago. If you know about it, the results won't be a big surprise for many. However, something HUGE happened and it's been making the news this week (including very mainstream media like TIME, NBC/CBS, Reuters). I didn't see a post about this yet so I thought I'd share this development. The high profile Journal of the American Medical Association recently reviewed new results from the PARTNER study, and for the first time, they not only published but also endorsed the findings and published the entire article for free! If anyone knows the AMA Journal, you know that this is way more than a stamp of approval. The fact that they published it widely "reflects the importance that the results have the widest possible access". A day later, the Human Right Campaign issued a statement to highlight the study. And there are talks for the CDC to update their directives and guidelines about undetectable viral loads, prevention and safe sex. Finally, organizations are already hoping that this publication will give new blood to fight back against HIV stigma and the criminalization of poz partners in unfair legal cases. So with this, here are some of the headlines seen by millions starting this week! I have to admit it's refreshing and encouraging to see how the public opinion may slowly change as more and more of these studies get in the open. Seeing it on FOX News is kinda nice. And I'm sure more will be published on LGBT / medical sites in the coming weeks. It's time to end HIV stigma! Reuters/NBC: HIV patients with undetectable virus unlikely to infect partner TIME: These Drugs Stop the Spread of HIV Even Without Condoms LA Times: Safe sex without condoms? With drugs keeping HIV in check, infected partners didn't spread virus Human Right Campaign: Findings Show No New Transmissions Between HIV-Negative Partners & People with HIV on Treatment even Fox News: Antiretroviral therapy prevents HIV transmission during unprotected sex and my favorite, from Attitude UK: Gay men, it's time to educate yourselves about what HIV-positive and undetectable means ----------- Finally, here are some interesting explanations about what it all means this week, quickly put together by TheBody. Hope you find these updates interesting! What are the implications of the results? The lack of HIV transmissions should challenge the wrongly held common assumption that there is always a risk just because someone is HIV positive. The results actually go further. The lack of transmission challenges scientists to prove that transmission is actually possible when viral load is undetectable. The PARTNER study -- as with other studies -- suggests that there is likely to be a level of viral load where HIV transmission does not take occur. PARTNER suggests this might be at 50 copies/mL, or at 200 copies/mL or perhaps even higher. How will people benefit from these results? HIV positive people can become less anxious and concerned that they are a risk to their partners whenever they have sex. This can still be a worry, even when using condoms. HIV negative people can be less anxious about risk. Even when using condoms, this residual risk can limit full enjoyment of sex. Less anxiety and fear can help with closer communication and better sex. For many people, a good sex life is an important and essential part of life. Some people might enjoy not using condoms in a way that wasn't possible when they still worried about HIV. Sero-different couples who want to have children can conceive from just having sex without the need for additional PrEP. Reducing fear about HIV transmission might reduce the stigma and rejection HIV positive people encounter when meeting new partners. Legal cases where HIV is used because of a theoretical rather than actual risk will hopefully become more rare. The results might enable some people to launch an appeal. US activist Sean Strub from the SERO project (www.seroproject.com) said in response: "Hundreds of people living with HIV in the U.S. have been charged with criminal offences for the perceived or potential risk of HIV exposure or transmission. Some are serving or have served long prison sentences for spitting, scratching or biting and others for not being able to prove they had disclosed their HIV positive status before having sexual contact (even in the absence of any risk of HIV transmission). HIV criminalisation has created a viral underclass in the law, further burdening a disenfranchised community, putting a disproportionate share of the shared responsibility for preventing sexually-transmitted infections on one party, and discouraging people at risk from getting tested for HIV." Source: http://www.thebody.com/content/77904/qa-on-the-partner-study-how-to-interpret-the-zero-.html -----------

I would say, just for you and based on what I've read so far: if you're not ready to deal with HIV or a serious STI like Hepatitis C, then keep using condoms, look into PrEP (not sure if it's even available yet in Italy?), and don't be afraid to be more selective if you feel you should. Rather than asking if a guy is just "clean", why not ask more direct questions, such as when they last got tested, what clinic they go to, or what exactly they got tested for most recently? Personally, I stopped using the word "clean". Instead, I often ask specific questions, even though I'm poz (I still don't want HepC in particular). If I can choose between a guy who gives me vague answers, and another who is honest and open, I usually end up choosing the honest/open one). There's no reason why someone should be shocked to talk about getting checked up. If a guy doesn't want to answer, you should be a little suspicious.

Wow I just looked up AHF and what a joke of an organization. They are picking the wrong fight, trying to ban BB out of porn studios as an attempt to solve the HIV crisis, when ironically this week, a new chapter of the PARTNER study was just reviewed and endorsed for the first time by the American Journal of Medicine. (this was BIG news on the topic of HIV today, by the way). I think the endorsement itself is a long-awaited validation of what most of us already know (that undetectable partners are not a threat), and also a direct f*ck you to AHF. By endorsing the PARTNER study, experts are effectively confirming that detection and treatment are how you fight the spread of HIV effectively, not some silly ban on bareback porn. Oh and if you didn't see the articles all over NBC/CBS tonight, here are the articles (and I'm so happy it's being reported mainstream): http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-hiv-couples-art-idUSKCN0ZS2MX http://www.hrc.org/blog/findings-show-no-new-transmissions-between-hiv-negative-partners-people-wit http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-sex-condoms-hiv-20160712-snap-story.html http://time.com/4401942/hiv-transmission-aids-condoms/

Yeah it's probably how you got it (oral to anal contact). And true, STIs are just part of the deal when you have bareback sex. The more you make it part of the deal, the less worried you will be next time you play bare. You already seem like a responsible partner, so the key is to continue get tested often, and treat whatever may show up right away, then move on. Of course not all STIs are equal but the saying remains true.

I have to agree with this. It depends what aspect of bareback turns you on, and what kind of person you are. I seem to be in the other camp in this thread. When I found out I tested positive, my sex drive pretty much vanished overnight. It took many months of adaptation and therapy before I regained a hard on or just the desire to hook up in the first place. Now it may sound childish, but one of the triggers that drove my sex drive down (aside from the initial fear of stigma and panic about HIV) was the fear of needles. I grew up with a very intense dislike for shots or anything involving medical checkups. Anything too "clinical" such as a doctor or dentist's appointment would make me uncomfortable and stressed. I remember seeing "medical-themed" porn on the internet when I was younger and asked myself "how can people jerk off to this?".... While the fear didn't necessarily prevent me from going, it still became like a Pavlov's dog reaction in my head. I would still go to the doctor and get my STI checkups, but I could never take it easy or go through the appointment like a champ. When HIV hit, my stress went through the roof, because that meant I would have to go back to that place I dislike, and get jabbed with a needle many many times in my future. For about a month, every time I would think about sex, I would have this image of me laying in the doctor's office waiting for shots. That image stuck every day. So I sought therapy, went to discussion groups, and eventually came to really appreciate my doctor as she got to know me. I find this whole aspect about me pretty funny looking back. I'm glad to be not only past the frequent follow-up phase, but also past this whole fear alltogether. It's gone now. If I compare to before and after turning poz, I'd say my sex drive is way more enhanced today then a few years ago. It has been liberating for me, in many ways.

You might enjoy this short clip.

TIM used to be edgy and underground, but bareback has become so mainstream, TIM is starting to look conventional next to the competition. I think I've seen kinkier bareback sex from Eric Videos or Raw Fuck Club then most of TIM's material in the last 2-3 years. That said, TIM still has some of the best gangbang scenes ever filmed (as in, one bottom getting bred by a group of tops). They used to have a 'reality feel' to it, as if you're witnessing a sex party from start to finish or watching someone's home video. But lately, their material feels scripted or way too edited. That includes Liam Cole's latest (Public Meat). A scene like Freddy Gangbang sounds so hot when you describe it, but the end result feels off. They're trying too hard to edit their footage into something new.

Hey guys. I'm looking for a very specific and maybe weird video/scene I saw a while ago, if anyone can help identify it? I don't remember what studio it was (except it's definitely not BoundGods or HardKinks, since it was bareback). It's also not Gay Czech Fantasy, though the concept is a bit similar. Basically it happens in a dark bathhouse. We see a bottom restrained in the middle of a semi-public area, with his ass up (or he may have been attached to a fuckbench - I don't remember). We also find out pretty quickly that his entire head is locked inside a box, so he can breathe but not see who is fucking him from behind. Plus, they actually put a camera inside the box, so when the tops fuck him, his face and reactions are broadcast in the room for everyone there to enjoy. I don't know why it turns me on but it does (even more then blindfolds). Maybe it's the fact that it's still anonymous sex, but we can actually see his face reacting. If anyone recalls seeing something like, can we find out where this is from?

Lucas has a nice scene called Rocco Steele’s Breeding Party. Satyr has a few orgy scenes too, such as Savages Ass Feeders: The Gangbang by Eboy Studios is a good one too, but it turns into a 2-bottom gangbang in the second half.

I think you're referring to Gay Czech Fantasy.

10 month supply of what?

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