I was living a heterosexual lifestyle at the time. The prospect of AIDS terrified me, so I suppressed my emerging gay urges. I also worked for a company that pioneered in-home IV therapies, so I spent a lot of time around infectious disease docs, so I was well informed about the crisis. One of my clients succumbed to it in his early 30s. Even today, I generally prefer role play scenarios without penetration. I’m an odd duck with an apparently amazing immune system, for which I’m deeply grateful. For example, I’ve never had Covid, or at least a symptomatic case.