Bugchasing (alternatively bug chasing ) is the rare practice of intentionally seeking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection through sexual activity. Bugchasers—those who eroticize HIV—constitute a subculture of barebackers, men who have unprotected sex with other men. It is exceedingly … See more The precise origins of bugchasing—the pursuit of HIV infection—are largely unknown, with its inception located either at the beginning of the AIDS crisis or closer to the 1990s. But it existed by at least 1997, when See more While barebacking and bugchasing are both centered in risky sexual activity, they are not necessarily equivalent activities. Instead, bugchasing is a subculture of barebacking, with … See more Bugchasers are men who have sex with men (MSM) who eroticize HIV infection, especially through the intentional pursuit (or intended pursuit) of infection with the virus. Since little is understood about the practice in general, the motivations for developing … See more American filmmaker Louise Hogarth released a documentary, The Gift, in the same year the Rolling Stone piece was published. It … See more Web"Bug chasing" and "gift giving" are colloquial terms used by some men who have sex with men (MSM) to describe intentional unprotected anal sex ("barebacking") with …
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4895012.stm WebApr 10, 2006 · Gay men fantasising about passing on HIV may encourage some to set out to become infected with the virus, a BBC programme has found. According to previous media reports, HIV positive men, or "gift-givers", who want to transmit the virus to so-called "bug chasers" - HIV negative or untested men - do so in an apparently negotiated … georg baselitz official
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WebThis includes bug chasers who host conversion parties where men actively seek the gift of HIV infection. Doug, a central character of the film, is a bright, articulate young man who … http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4895012.stm WebMay 31, 2013 · Recently I attended a woman's HIV group for support and one of the professionals that was holding the meeting got onto the topic that there's this issue going around and she called it "Bug chasers" and "Gift Givers". I had never heard of this. Apparently (and I'm not singling out homosexuals so don't think I judge).. georg buchner play woyzeck