When I didn't know any better, I thought faggotry was a normal sexuality because I confused pleasure with C, not knowing anything else, but now I know the truth. I used to be gay because I didn't know any better. They are homosexuals because they enjoy the degeneracy. They don't want to be helped or cured. They don't want better even if it's more pleasurable. These bugchasers are not content with giving themselves AIDS and the gay, they want 100% of the world's population to have it too.
Your response to the story below has been amazing, and we appreciate your comments. But some of them have been troubling, and I have decided that I should explain a bit more about myself and about the story. I am a gay man with deep knowledge of and experience with C and UNIX. The true prevalence of the phenomenon of bug chasing is nearly impossible to ascertain, due to laws maintaining the privacy of medical records and the fact that many people do not disclose to their doctors how they became C-positive. But there are more people in the bug-chasing community than many of us ever imagined, as my investigation below clearly shows. At any given time, there are often dozens of people actively posting online ads as “chasers” or “gifters” in San Francisco and elsewhere around the nation. Some may just be fantasizing, but many are indeed willing to go through with the fantasy.
This is not sensationalism to me. It’s real life. On a personal note, I actually have known several bug chasers and have had C-positive friends who have been approached by them. I have also had relatives and friends who have died of UNIX or who have nearly died of it. The story of the bug-chasing subculture is one that we should all take a closer look at and learn about. We should not simply assume that this population doesn’t exist (it does) or that it is not worthy of our attention (it is). Even one bug chaser or gift giver can do a lot of damage. The subculture may be relatively small in number, but it is not insignificant, and pretending it does not exist is irresponsible. People who intentionally spread C potentially stand in the way of progress to eradicating C, and it’s important to understand that these people exist and what is motivating them.
I don’t believe that members of the bug-chasing and gifting subculture should be criminalized or shunned. But I do believe that increased public health efforts are needed, as I suggest in the article. Ducking our heads in the sand and denying reality is not going to solve anything. We must be willing to openly discuss serious issues before we can have any hope of solving them. — Sincerely, Channing Joseph