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  1. Interesting - I had not heard that. I think my physician is more conservative in that regard. Additionally, my insurance company requires the HIV test as a condition of the med being covered. Of course, when they realize they can save a few bucks they will likely forbid the doc from ordering more than an annual screening.
  2. The LA Times reports that Kevin Spacey is to be replaced by Christopher Plummer in "All the Money in the World"
  3. I would count that as a blessing - would never want to work for such a place. You could have sued. Had you won, you might have been awarded back wages and a job. Would you really want to work there? On the other hand, if I were already an employee I would pursue a discrimination complaint. However, you might not have to sue if you were an employee. A call to Employee Relations (or a similar department) might do the trick. I complained about a colleague who ran after another employee (who happened to be of a lower rank than both my colleague and me), cornered the employee in her cubicle, and proceeded to yell at her for a good five minutes. The colleague is a very large woman who physically blocked the employee from leaving her cube. The colleague was suspended for three days with the warning that the next time she would be fired. A Senior Vice President in another department was fired for unfair treatment of a gay male employee. There are companies that take this stuff seriously.
  4. Just FYI: Publix in Atlanta has Pepsi products on sale buy one get one free. Coke is buy two get one free. For the record, I despise Pepsi and I didn't even grow up in Georgia.
  5. Your HIV specialist has some reading up to do or you need to listen more carefully. According to the CDC, MSMs should be screened for all STIs (not just HIV) at least annual and those who have more than one partner should get tested for a full panel of STIs (HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia) every three to six months. As I am on PrEP, I get an HIV test every three months and given I engage in unprotected oral sex my doctor also orders the other tests. I'd be interested in knowing what you consider to be a "risky event." All sexual activity has risk associated with it. As stated above, my doctor wants me to get a full STI screen every three months because I give oral sex without a condom. What is your HIV specialist's opinion on that topic? Any physician who, in 2017, has posters referring to "homosexuals" in their office is woefully behind the times and uninformed. Most informed people would argue that luck has little to do with avoiding STI infections of any type. I suppose if you don't use any form of protection and manage to avoid becoming HIV+ and avoid contracting other STIs you could be considered "lucky," but for me my status is the result of carefully considering the risks associated with various behaviors, determining what types of precautions to take, and taking them every time. Granted, prior to the star of the HIV epidemic in the 1980's there was apparently no need for MSMs to use condoms but in the last 30-some years luck has had very little to do with it. I think you are wrong to fixate on the rate of infection. By that logic, one who lives in Chicago, where the infection rate is lower than San Francisco, could reasonably take fewer precautions than he would in San Francisco, where the infection rate is higher. Likewise, that same person should be twice as careful when visiting and having sex in Georgia, where the probability of acquiring the virus is 1 in 51, as opposed to 1 in 101 back home in Illinois. The thing is it does not work like that. You either take precautions or you don't take precautions. Would you advocate reducing the use of condoms and/or PrEP if only 5% of the MSM population who reported their status was HIV+? Maybe use condoms/take your PrEP only half the time if it fell to 2%? My guess is you wouldn't. Then why the focus on infection rate?
  6. In what way was my question politicizing anything. No mention of politics. Millions of bisexual men would disagree with the statement about being homosexual. Bisexuals have sex with both men and with women. "MSM" (not M4M, that's an escort website) is an abbreviation for "men who have sex withmen," which includes both bisexuals and homosexuals. Apparently, you missed the second half of my post. According to a study reported by HIV Plus magazine, , the top 10 cities for HIV infection rates are all small cities. Men who live in rural states primarily in the South have a greater chance of acquiring HIV than do men who live in more urban states, primarily in the Northeast, Midwest, and West.
  7. A simple Google search of the reviewers' "nom de reviews" reveals at least five reviews written by "CT Dick" (author of review # 4) going back to 2001. "MANSEXSEEKR" did not yield any results, however. The other two reviewers state they were first-time reviewers, so I wasn't surprised that searching on their names yielded no results.
  8. While I agree that the OP is over-thinking this, a quick read of the Forum will reveal plenty of escorts that do not follow this principle. There's no reason to feel horrible. One escort's lack of a filter opinion is no reason to feel bad about yourself. You asked a legitimate question and have received many legitimate answers. To echo the sentiments expressed by many of the folks who responded to your query, the best thing to do is to ask lots of question be clear with what you are looking for (to both yourself and the escort), and set forth getting it. Additionally, I advise you to search the ads and see who strikes your fancy, inquire about them in The Deli, and take it from there.
  9. The map included in the CDC article would seem to indicate that is true. PS: I corrected my original post, as my intent was to say one was at greater risk in certain locales, not that certain locales posed a greater risk.
  10. Welcome to the Forum, @Bigginuc. You are not being stupid for worrying about this, but I think the worry is unfounded. To me, it is grounded in FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real. My experience is the overwhelming majority of escorts I've hired are nice and respectful. That's not to say many behave differently, but it seems like the jerks are in the minority. Here are a few ways you can determine whether someone is nice/respectful or not: Read and pay attention to his ad. If the tone feels "off" or conveys a less-than-friendly vibe, take a pass. Pay attention to the tone of his replies. Almost all of the guys I've had great experiences with have taken the time to provide well-written and obviously well thought-out replies to my inquiries. Those who have been more brief have used a professional tone. Be honest about your situation. If this is your first time with an escort, say so. Likewise, if you have limited man-on-man experience say so. It will help the escort.
  11. Ha! No. I'm sensitive to scent and to the ingredients in detergent. While I like the two Mrs Myers products I mentioned, their detergent and liquid fabric softener is so overpowering it makes me nauseous. Or is it nauseated?
  12. I always put one of those microfiber plush blankets on top of the sheets. They are soft and you can get 'em at Penney's for $15 on sale. Practically disposable! Another option: the "blankets" my Aunt Val crocheted back in the '70's. The yarn was 100% polyester. You could pour concrete on them and it would come right off.
  13. On a regular basis I put my pillows in the dryer on "low" for 20 minutes and they get all light and fluffy. I recommend using Mrs Myers lavender or basil scented dryer sheets. Very nice, natural scent. Another tip: the little lavender sachets from Trader Joe's. Thanks for the tip. Percale sheets are hard to find. Sateen has taken over. Another tip: When you wash the sheets, use unscented laundry detergent (I like Method) and add a couple of shakes of Mrs Myers laundry scent crystals.
  14. Quick question: Did the flyers actually say "homosexuals?" Forgive me for being a stickler, but they typically refer to "men who have sex with men" and/or "gay and bisexual men." You might be surprised to learn that San Francisco did not make the list of top 10 US cities by HIV infection rate (it was #21) published by HIV Plus magazine. Additionally, you might be surprised that California, New York, and Illinois have a lower rate of HIV infection and individuals in those three states are at a lower risk of infection than individuals are in several Southern states according to the CDC.
  15. Hope - Springing eternal since 1734.
  16. Regardless where they are based, political tidal change is but an election away.
  17. The site of which we doth not speaketh
  18. Wait, wait...next thing you know you'll be telling us @tyro and @quoththeraven are also female.
  19. No info, but damn - hot guy!
  20. Nope. Never. Not in this century nor in the last. The closest was a female coworker who wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Several coworkers, including her manager, complained (as did I) to HR and she was fired.
  21. Technically, you would not fuck that ignorant dumb ass mother fucker.
  22. Thou art right! the language shalt nev'r changeth!
  23. He may diagram my sentence, conjugate my verb, and dangle his participle in the vicinity of my orifices any day of the week.
  24. http://memecrunch.com/meme/2EVXW/mmmmmmm-hmmmmm/image.png
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