re: #773 zombie

I know someone (a professor) who actually went to a “Giving the Gift” event, out of professional curiosity, as an observer. He said he witnessed several HIV-negative men, having 10 “passive” interactions with known-HIV-positive men within a 1-hour span — as a way to intentionally contract HIV, “to get it over with.” It said it was a real party atmosphere. Daisy chain, one after the other. (This was behind closed doors in a private club.)

This was about 4 years ago — don’t know how common it is any more.

I can’t even fathom the depth of self-loathing that would be required to willingly seek out the virus.