Posts made by BenDover814

ummmmmmmmm…........I am gay.  how do you see that as denying MYSELF or anyone else rights?  IF YOU HAVE AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE THERE ARE OTHER JOBS OUT THERE BESIDES WHORING YOURSELF OUT!!!!! GAY OR STRAIGHT.   And i don't belong to any church or religious groups, because i'm not so shallow that i need someone else to decide my beliefs.  You should think about what you stick up for, don't just stick up for them because they're gay.  Sorry you think my views are extreme to you.   Try actually arguing the issue instead of saying I'm just belittling homoexuality (MYSELF).  As soon as the word gay is used, everyone always wants to go right on the defensive even when it's not always the whole issue.  Let's fight battles worth winning, and not for the right for HIV positive people to be whores.  And yes, all porn is still taboo, but anything gay stirrs up more contreversy because the general public is extremely unaccepting when it comes to our culture, and especially what we do in the privacy of our own bedrooms

@shx99:

I remember reading an article in the AVN a couple months ago about Treasure Island Media.  They work mostly with HIV positive men and they provide testing as well.  I also learned that they are well aware of "bug chasers" and should any new actors test negative for HIV they are only allowed to top.

Okay, I'm all for equal oppurtunity employment, but if you a porn star and you have HIV/AIDS, isn't about time you looked for a career change?  Would you wanna go get surgery from a surgen with parkisin's disease?  Or a cab ride from a blind person?  You wouldn't put yourself in a situation like that, and as responsible adults (at least they all should be) they should make the logical choice and not star in porno's anymore.  If companies like Treasure Island Media say it's ok to be an HIV positive porn star, what kind of message is being sent? Why do you think there are "bug chasers"? How are you supposed to tell a younger generation the dangers of HIV/AIDS when we felt it was ok for HIV infected stars to make movies.  Saying that's ok is almost like saying being infected with HIV is trendy. Plus, it makes it look like we as gay people have accepted that HIV is our problem only, or that it's just another part of our culture, wich we all know is not true at all.  Ever since that bath-house incident in the 80's gay people have become overly defensive about HIV because we were blamed for the out-break.  I'm an open-minded person, and i don't think anyone with HIV/AIDS has any less rights at all, or should never have sex again, but you shouldn't star in porn either.  I also think by trying to say that article was written with the sole intention of only pointing the finger at gay porn is silly.  Unfortunatly, once again, gay people were used to get the point across cause let's face it: gay sells, and starts controversy.  The idea behind that article was plain and simple: if you have a deady, infectious disease you have no place in the porno industry, and i don't disagree with that.   And sticking up for them in this situation because of perviously lost battles on this subject is destructive and is only going to hurt the gay community, not help it.