Who goes to POZ Parties? (Metafilter)
Dec 19th, 2005 by Viviane
Researchers profile HIV-1 positive men who have sex with men (MSM) at so-called “POZ parties“: “Predominantly white and over the age of 30, subjects in the sample include a broad range of years living with HIV infection. Motivations for using a POZ Party venue for sexual partnering include relief from burdens for serostatus disclosure, an interest in not infecting others, and opportunities for unprotected sexual exchange. High rates of unprotected sex with multiple partners are prevalent in the venue. Although the sample evidences high rates of lifetime exposure to illicit drugs, relatively little drug use was reported in these sexual environments.”
An emerging HIV risk environment: a preliminary epidemiological profile of an MSM POZ Party in New York City. (PubMed abstract)
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One of my favorite blogs (though quiet these days) is Geekslut, which is written by a poz guy who regularly has slutty condomless sex with other poz guys – its hot, but its also fascinating to get the perspective from someone actually living that way: http://www.geekslut.org/