Quote from: Bulldagger on June 07, 2018, 03:09:16 PM
Quote from: Kurama on June 07, 2018, 03:03:29 PM
It still should be on the front pages of most news outlets. There have been numerous cases related to HIV and criminality with images of Black men being plastered all over the place.
Im not damn clapping even with the jail time.
I would agree, but someone brought up a good point the other day that struck me. They basically said HIV is mentally ill gay black men?s form of suicide. They basically go out and have reckless sex because they have no regard for their lives and instead of overdosing or taking a bullet to the head or a noose around the neck, that?s how they off themselves. I say all that to say, when you look at it like that, the statistics seem legit. The black gay community is plagued with mental illness, this board has a few tbh, and sex is a coping tool despite how deadly it can be.
Although I do agree that self-worth issues definitely come into play when making decisions on whether or not to engage in riskier sexual habits and that a lot of psychosocial factors negatively impact our (Black queer men) mental state , I don't think we can just attribute that to some subconscious need to want to kill ourselves. That would kinda be reductive considering all of the multiple facets (education, resources, culture, accessibility, testing rates, mental health, etc.) that affect HIV contraction rates among Blk men. I also think its important to be aware that HIV isn't a death sentence and most folks who learn of their status get linked into care. They're not out here waiting to waste away.
I agree with the last statement, sex is definitely a coping tool for all of that-for some people. However, that's not exclusive to Black gay men.
