See below for homophobic post…shame, shame, shame
Coast…not cool. –Pedantic Podiatrist
This article appears in Jan 25-31, 2018.
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See below for homophobic post…shame, shame, shame
Coast…not cool. –Pedantic Podiatrist
This article appears in Jan 25-31, 2018.
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What happened? The post is gone.
Absolutely amazing! Now cornered, they cower.
You mean this? https://www.thecoast.ca/LovetheWayWeBitch/…
What’s odd is that they pulled the last two comments yesterday only to replace the second of the two they pulled.
Even odder is that the comments on the mobile version no longer show.
Hey They Coast, WTF?!
Thanks @C. Mike Hunt 🙂
I want to address the “why not wear a condom?” question that was asked in the original post. Perhaps that OP from that post doesn’t understand how HIV and other viruses work.
Ok, so, you wear a condom, it breaks or you have a break in the skin that you were unaware of, say, even on your hand and you are giving a hand job (do you use condoms when giving or getting a hand job?), oops you are now possibly exposed, to possible infections (not everyone knows, and not everyone tells the truth on this matter).
You have a job in which you work with the public, in which you deal with unruly people, maybe someone gets punched in the mouth and they spit in your face (where several mucus membranes are) oops, you could be exposed.
Perhaps, you are driving along and you see an accident, someone is bleeding out, you don’t have gloves but you go to help, said person was sexually assaulted not that long ago by someone that has HIV, the person that is bleeding out is at risk of HIV, and you’ve just exposed yourself to them, without your latex barrier.
Even with condoms (which are also not a 100%) wouldn’t you want extra protection?
It’s like vaccines- they are 100% either, but we managed to reduce deadly diseases such as small pox and polo.
Also, Viruses have a habit of mutating and HIV could potentially become more than a sexually (blood or bodily fluid) transmitted disease, what if it became air borne, or it’s lifespan outside a host was prolonged?
This Virus can take hold of you, if you are straight, gay, bi, trans, asexual, pansexual, old, young, deaf, blind, smart, dumb, careful, careless, sexually active or not. Yes, you can reduce your risk with Condoms when you are being sexually active, but how many people carefully inspect their hands and mouth (or the rest of your body, for that matter) before giving, manual or oral stimulation (or any skin on skin contact), and how many people use condoms for these tasks?
Perhaps, with this medication they (health professionals) can understand how the virus works and responds to medical treatment better, and perhaps there will never be a cure, but maybe you’ll get a booster shot as a child in the future effectively eradicating the virus.
And yes, I understand that the scenarios I have listed above are lower risk and not everyone will face them, in fact most won’t, but they are possibilities, far-fetched or not, still a chance.