Opening a sore subject, hiv

[Guest sdmuscl4hire]

in an email submitted to hooboy a poster writes

 

<From reader RR, 9/23/2002

 

There's an escort listed on your site who gets rave reviews--and deserves them. I didn't meet him through your site, but I have been with him. This was a year and a half ago, about six weeks before he found out he has HIV. I'm a nice guy, he recognized it, he told me as soon as he found out.

 

I knew one other guy he's been with. I disclosed the escort's HIV status to this guy, and fortunately, neither of us contracted the disease. But this escort continues to work in films and continues to get hot reviews on your site. I've kept lines of communication open to the guy, and heard from his as recently as yesterday, and, frankly, there's nothing I'd offer as a post on your site that I wouldn't discuss with the escort first. But I am concerned that it might not be time to help the escort find another line of work. I mean that literally, but not punitively. And what about the clients he's infecting?

 

What are your thoughts on this?>

 

Also it has been brought to my attention every chance they get of my hiv status on this forum.

 

Wake up folks, I am not going to try to clarify, defend or justify my position. Your not worth it. I am however going to hopefully educate you a little on the subject. in refference to RR's email, you shouldnt have had unprotected sex with the escort you are writting about. That is a given.

 

I am not some crazed idiot out trying to infect everyone I come in contact with. I have protected sex with my clients, there is nothing else to be said on this matter.

[bluenix]

>Wake up folks... I am not some crazed idiot out trying to infect >everyone I come in contact with. I have protected sex with my >clients, there is nothing else to be said on this matter.

 

I find myself fully persuaded.

 

Meanwhile, what is that strange sound?

 

Whomp whomp whomp whomp...

 

http://www.ezshots.com/members/blueman/images/blueman-47.jpg

[+ Lucky]

That sound is the drum beat of the Ashcroft Alliance for Jesus!

[BewareofNick]

Dearest Michael,

 

Do you understand the definition of paranoia? All of us here have a great deal of sympathy for your condition. However, the only one making a big deal about your HIV status is you.

 

And judging from the increasing incomprehensibility of your posts, I am beginning to suspect that you are IM_Moore.

 

-Truth Justice and the American Way-

[+ Lucky]

I don't think that is right, BoN. The thread about him using another name gratuitously brought up the subject of his HIV status, and people have made a big deal about it in the past.

[BewareofNick]

Not gratutitously, by any means. Granted, the specualtion was unneccesary and could have been handled in a better way, but concluding that someone has changed their escort identity to avoid the stigma of being HIV positive is not an illogical conclusion. In this case, it was wrong, and unfair to Michael, but it was not a stretch by any means. However, his status is not brought up all the time or in the paranoid and ridiculous manner in which MJ asserts it is. I often find it hard to understand MJ's posts simply because they seem disconnected from reality and somewhat incoherent.

 

-Truth Justice and the American Way-