It's Time to Get Angry About the Promotion of Unsafe Sex in the Gay Community

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Friday February 25, 2011 · 4:18 AM PST

2011/02/25 · 04:18

I’m angry at the proliferation and popularity of “bareback” porn and blogs and hook-up websites and their increasing acceptance in mainstream gay culture.

This is actually my first diary on Daily Kos. I usually participate here and Pam's House Blend and JoeMyGod among others leaving comments, though some of my comments have been long enough to be diaries or blog posts, but none as long as this. I wanted my first diary to be something that I am both passionate and knowledgeable about and have something different to say than everyone else. I think this qualifies on all counts. Since this diary is about porn a lot of the links are going to be sexually graphic and those will be clearly labeled Not Safe For Work (NSFW).

A little history about me: I was a gay activist in the 70s and 80s in New York and here in San Francisco. More can be found here. I ran away from home in Queens, NY two months before my 16th birthday in 1971. I immediately joined the Gay Activists Alliance. At age 18 I moved to San Francisco and I, along with my friend Howard Wallace helped start Bay Area Gay Liberation (known as BAGL) in 1974. Many organizations (including what became the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club) and activists (including Assemblyman Tom Ammiano) grew out of or got their start in BAGL.

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