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Friday, January 24, 2003
Rolling Stone is publishing a piece of pure rubbish which states that 25% of new HIV infections come from bug-chasers. This is just plain silly & quite stupid.
Even if it were true, which I am sure it is not, there are no studies (that I am aware of at least) which actually break down the rate of bug chasing. So how could someone, the reporter for Rolling Stone, write such a thing. It might be interesting to see some studies which do look at this phenom. But so far there is nothing to look at. Considering how many hundreds of gay men I know and have met it seems fair that I would know a few, 25%(?), who are part of that sub-culture. But I don't. I have conversed with a couple online a few years ago but for the most part they do not come across my radar very often at all. Of course it is entirely possible they are everywhere but for the sub cultures I interact with. But I doubt it. Andrew Sullivan skewers the article here. Newsweek writes that sources used in the Rolling Stone piece are denying this. HIV Stops With Me asks, "What would you do if you met a bug chaser?" Bug chasers definately exist. There used to be a house here in LA called the LA Sex House (I see they are now selling videos of their exploits through Yahoo) which catered to folks chasing the bug, seeking gifts, barebacking, etc. I tried to interview the principal players at the house a few years ago but they refused. I wanted to attend one of their events to talk to those participating but since I would not play the barebacking game I guess I wasn't too welcome. Here's a link to an online group of bug chasers. Matt Butts writes about meeting his first bug chaser. Doug Hitzel writes, in March 2002, about being a bug chaser himself, and coming to regret it. Maria Caloz searches Toronto for the Story Behind the Story. She finds, back in 2001, that while these people do exist as a subculture they are far more often discussed than actually encountered.
Daniel Hill has a great piece on being HIV+ and bug chasers from 2000 which I think should be a must read for anyone interested in sex, HIV, bug chasers, and the dynamics of this sub-culture. | filchyboy in a world of endless punditry everyone is replaceable Beach Culture: Santa Monica, Malibu, Venice, & Los Angeles.
 Please note this blog is currently under development. After a long hiatus, well about six months, I'm developing it again. You may experience lots of broken links and other such problems. Good for you! Hopefully these should be sorted out over the next few days.
November 14, 2005Drive By VenturesI found this post about the nascent pajamas media in which Roger Simon is quoted (upon announcing a 3.5 million investment from VCs in his attempt at building a media empire) "Securing this first round of venture backing validates the Pajamas Media business model..." It is pretty apparent from reading this quote that whatever this Pajamas Media ends up being will in fact be a disasterous failure. Apparently Mr. Simon, the CEO, is clueless about actually running a business. His comments remind me in oh too many ways of the same types of nonsense which were appearing out of the mouths of CEOs back in the hey day of the dotcom boom. I'll break it down for Mr. Simon: profits, and only profits, validate business models. There, doesn't that feel better. Posted by filchyboy at 09:32 AM | Comments (0)  
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