It’s a lot.Īll of which made his tweet so compelling.
The Twitter account name is Bug Chaser, with a profile that describes him as an “AIDS worshipper and death-dick glorifier.” His feed is definitely not for the squeamish, with images of biohazard tattoos, PrEP pills being discarded into a toilet, sickly-looking men having sex, and close-up videos of anal insertion that feature more blood than lube. So, a tweet posted a few weeks ago from a self-titled bug chaser stunned me with its honestly and vulnerability. After all, they are eroticizing something that works exactly once - and has life-long consequences.
The gay men online who get off on seeking HIV infection (“bug chasers”) aren’t exactly known for their thoughtful introspection.
