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As one of the older members on here … who moved to Boston in the late 70s … I was able to experience gay life before AIDS …. And then early days… peak epidemic to early cocktails to today now I can only speak for Boston … but I would disagree that AIDS made community “impossible” if anything it made the community stronger… tighter, snd far more politically active… none of the bars closed…. We still all went out to bars snd restaurants (what closed the bars was not AIDS but the apps like grinder) I would disagree with this …. It was not the government that was sponsoring the “always use a condom” campaigns …. The government didn’t care …. It was community groups and local nonprofits… I think every city had one … in Boston is was AIDS Action - for NYC history watch Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. And of course Act Up. and I would say that it was more than “Some portion started using condoms” At least in Boston I think the vast majority of us did …. I never heard of guys who refused to use condoms because “the government told them to” (unlike he Covid I never knew any AIDS “deniers”) there were of course lots of guys who didn’t use condoms every time. Some just because they just got caught up in a hot scene and forgot, or because they hooked up at a bar …. After a few too many drinks and do were too drunk to remember …..or the condom broke. and then after a few years… there was a certain amount of “safe sex” fatigue….. there were a lot of groups that worked really hard to try and make using condoms “erotic” and sexy, even kinky…. But let’s face it …. Condoms are not sexy which brings us back to “fetish or sexual practice” ….. today with PReP and hiv meds …. It is so easy to have condomless sex as just normal everyday sex …( the way it should be) …… but it can, also easily be fetishized….. if the guys approach it that way oh …… also I think the big difference between AIDS and Covid is that it took years of protests for the drug companies and government to do anything …. While with Covid it is amazing how fast they moved to create a vaccine. - and too bad that it was politicized- again only speaking for Boston here … but it was the gay guys at the head of the line saying “I’ll take the vaccine” and then when Monkey Pox started here in Ptown and Boston it was gay guys …. Remembering AIDS that lined up demanding to get the vaccine

Have been a fan of MM romance for some time now (they got me through the shut down) …. Looking forward to reading this series as I hear they are much “smuttier” than others … will be interesting to see if that is true mainly what I love about the TV series is just how sex positive it is … and ya … not a proponent of BB sex (but the sex is amazingly HOT)… but I posted on here as this is the only site I am on with a discussion board … and a) wondered if other guys liked it as much as I did and b) if guys hadn’t watched it yet wanted to encourage you to do so … to get the ratings as high as possible…. To try and get more gay shows produced Ya it is a bummer it’s going to be a while for season 2 …. But I prefer they take their time and do it right than throw something together (I think they were caught off guard by how successful the show was) total bummer it is not eligible for the Emmys as our Russian should definitely get nominated for best actor

Oh …, have also ordered the first book in the series that the show is based on … will be interesting to see what those are like …..

So I don’t think anyone has posted anything about this yet …. I have been seeing TONs of stuff online about this show … clips from tge show and clips of various podcasters comments about the show…. So finally figured out how to load HBO on my computer fortunately didn’t watch it until all of the episodes had been posted (and I had seen all the spoilers so I didn’t get too stressed out as I knew how it ended) so was just able to enjoy binging all 6 hours so not a “barebacking” show … in fact in one scene they make a point of pulling out the condoms… but they also make a joke about them …. After that (in contrast to the old Queer as Folk where condom use was pointed and obvious) you don’t see any … so I just kind assume (or at least can fantasize) that they are doing it raw but the sex scenes are (I think) REALLY fucking hot …. Both in action … and just the chemistry the actors have, and I think those acting it really good — at at times outstanding but mainly — in these crazy MAGA times … it was really wonderful to see a show that was that in your face these guys are having really hit sex … like all they tune … and a very sensitive portrayal of gay men Anybody also a fan? (For our friends in England I think it starts airing January 10th or so) I have also been hooked on watching some of these podcasts… one a regular hockey podcast… 3 straight guys …. And kind of wonderful watching them over the six episodes to like really get into the sex scenes… and be cheering on our very gay heroes

Looking forward to a report on how the party goes ….. will be interested to hear what your choices are for mares to choose from … and which one you knock up at midnight…..

And you can toss any Abilene coated towels or cum rags in with your regular wash and it cleans up with no problem

the butter worked fine, although just as hard to clean up as Vaseline... and sometimes, if it had been in the fridge for a while it was a bit more aromatic than vaseline 😉