] In the taxi to Richard's place, the conversation falls
] silent. He hasn't been tested in a couple of years, and
] he's reluctant to get a test now. He might very well be
] positive already. But as long as he doesn't know for
] sure, he can always hope that tonight is the night he
] gets the virus. Every date is potentially The One.
] Stepping out of the cab into the rain, I ask what he will
] do if he finds out one day that he has succeeded in being
] infected -- ending the fun of being a bug chaser. He
] stops, then says he might move on to being a gift giver:
] "If I know that he's negative and I'm fucking him, it
] sort of gets me off. I'm murdering him in a sense,
] killing him slowly, and that's sort of, as sick as it
] sounds, exciting to me."

this article actually made me cry. what the hell is happening in this country? does this go on in other countries? i'm not one to suggest how other people should live their lives, but what's wrong with these people? besides the suicidal tendencies? why do they "get off" doing it to other people?

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