Posted September 11th, 2009 by 1stofficer
Barebacking is playing roulette with HIV
In previous articles on gay barebacking we’ve looked at the consequences of becoming infected with HIV today. If you are infected nowadays, and you’re diagnosed promptly, then it is true that you can expect a near normal lifespan [1], and a near normal quality of life [2].
BUT, you still don’t want to become infected with HIV. You’ll have to have a lot of inconvenient check-ups and tests throughout your life. At some point you’ll need to start taking medication, and once you do you’ll have to continue for the rest of your life.
Whilst HIV is far more manageable for guys newly diagnosed today, it still isn’t going to do you any good. You may get some side effects from the drugs you have to take, and you may experience some stigma. It will also affect your sex life as you’ll have a responsibility to not pass the disease on.
So, the best advice is wear a condom to maximise your protection against HIV.
However, in the real world many gay guys still prefer to bareback and that choice should be respected. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted August 16th, 2009 by 1stofficer
Fitlads site review
Fitlads: Site Review
Mothership Blog takes a look at Fitlads in the first of our series of gay dating site reviews:
Fitlads
STATS
Fitlads home page
Domain www.fitlads.net
Since 2003
Based Edinburgh
Run by David and Joe Ltd
Forums
Chat
Video
Mobile
Quarterly magazine
Basic store selling promotional merchandise
Fitlads Style
How to have sex with a watermelon in the Fitlads magazine
Fitlads claims to be the UK’s second largest gay website after Gaydar, although Ladslads has got to be nipping at its heels. Fitlads‘ style is young, scally and horny - so if you like the white chav and sportsgear look then you’ll probably like Fitlads.
Fitlads does have a very fresh, street approach with statements like “I’m a nob” (forgotten both password and user name) and “Bollocks Mebbe you typed it in wrong”, and the overall branding is very ‘council estate’ with brickwork and graffiti-like text.
Recently Fitlads appears to be pushing sex more - with a porn video site (a skin of the Homoactive porn site), and even making their own porn DVD. Their quarterly magazine also has a lot of sexual content and tips - like the correct way to have sexual intercourse with a watermelon! This sexual emphasis works well with their brand. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted July 4th, 2009 by 1stofficer
Conman Gets Life for Murdering Gay Lover He Met on Fitlads
Glenn Rycroft to serve a minimum of 25 years
A ruthless conman and former British Airways steward was jailed for life yesterday for murdering the gay lover he met through Fitlads.
Glenn Rycroft, 33, battered Gareth MacDonald, 30, to death with an 8kg fire extinguisher in a Travelodge at Heston Services on the M4.
The gay couple had been seeing each other for 2 years and had set up a travel agency together. However MacDonald had become suspicious of Rycroft’s motives and had discovered he had been stealing money from his bank account. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted June 29th, 2009 by 1stofficer
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Top Gay Men’s Physical Attributes
What physical attributes make hot gay guys so attractive?
Remember, we’re talking strictly physical here, so his brilliant mind, dirty mind, inventive techniques in bed or millionaire bank balance don’t count!
We’ll cover the non-physical sexual qualities in another post!
In the meantime we’ve been chatting to our members on Mothership Gay Dating and have come up with the top 12 physical attributes that make hot gay guys…hot!
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Back to the top 12 male physical attributes - here we go: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted June 13th, 2009 by 1stofficer
Unbiased Reporting of the Risks, Consequences and Rewards of Gay Bareback Sex Needed
The decision to use condoms or have bareback sex is a personal one and should be respected
When was the last time you read an article in the mainstream gay press extolling gay bareback sex? When were you told about how great it is to feel your cock inside another guy’s arse with nothing in between? Or how a cock cumming inside you with no barrier is much more satisfying?
I expect the answer is never.
AIDS knocked us for six in the ’80s and devastated many lives, and understandably since then we’ve been screaming CONDOM from the rooftops at every opportunity.
But in our quest to prevent AIDS related deaths and illness at all costs, we could be losing perspective about the personal choice that gay men have a right to make regarding bareback sex. Read the rest of this entry »
