PrEP - a new bareback culture?

[Poz50something]

On 11/13/2025 at 6:20 AM, LeatherGayBB said:

. I had discussions with friends, that say someone who is on PrEP couldn't give them any STD/STI as they get tested regularly. 

 

I kinda look at bareback sex this way: when you chase something, it often happens that you will catch up eventually with the thing you chase. Mind you, I seroconverted way before the advent of PreP. Nowadays, there’s the thrill of skin to skin without the fear of the virus transmitting to either participant. There’s also DoxyPrep, which should also be part of the panoply of prevention for barebackers. I also know that I should get around to getting a HPV shot, to prevent the virus from spreading. DoxyPreP isn’t 100% eff, but it reduces a lot of the worry. 
 

For those who play in saunas, it’s a great way of keeping STDs at bay. 

[Poz50something]

On 11/15/2025 at 2:31 PM, Cutedelicategay said:

During the AIDS era we got brainwashed by authorities regarding condoms.

I have lost friends to AIDS …that was the stark reality….it would have been irresponsible of the government not to prevent someone else from dying. The Reagan administration did NOTHING, not even mentioning it, and when it was mentioned, it was jokes about people who had it.…. Safer sex at the time was the way to go. One could still be a slut but still do it ethically. Now most people are medicated, and it’s a good thing. Raw is law only because the science has caught up to the disease. 

[PozBearWI]

19 minutes ago, Poz50something said:

I have lost friends to AIDS …that was the stark reality….it would have been irresponsible of the government not to prevent someone else from dying. The Reagan administration did NOTHING, not even mentioning it, and when it was mentioned, it was jokes about people who had it.…. Safer sex at the time was the way to go. One could still be a slut but still do it ethically. Now most people are medicated, and it’s a good thing. Raw is law only because the science has caught up to the disease. 

Indeed, AIDS was thought of as the solution to the Gay Rights movement going on.  So to the power brokers, doing nothing would solve their problem.