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Shutting them down is pointless and more money wasted. Hookups are now on-line just check out gay.com, craigslist, etc. and you will find tons of sex ads. The problem is that AIDS/HIV is no longer "visible" you do not see people dying daily or people walking around with lesions or wasting away. Ads for HIV meds. show hunky guys running on a beach. This disease is not taken seriously anymore. The mentalitynow is "I get sick and I take a pill and things will be fine."
I have never been to a bathhouse, but it seems like they would be a good place for out reach programs, information and advertiseing for safe sex. Closing bath houses is NOT going to stop people from having sex, but out reach might leed to safer sex. Food, water, shelter and sex are things that make life go on.
Come on bath houses are dead, what about those hooking up on manhunt, gay.com and the like, those are the bath houses of the new millenium, quick, to the point. There is not a bath house in every city in the US or abroad, but everyone practically has the internet and that is where most men hook up in this day and age. Many dont even waste time on bars especially guys on the down low.
How about putting all energies in finding a cure for the bloody diseases instead? Does anyone believe that they are actually interested in that anymore or are they not just using HIV and syphilis to control our behaviour?
Then close all bars, social clubs, parks, gyms,health clubs,chat rooms,dating services et al. whats next? our bedrooms? this is a free society supposedly and more governmental controls in our sexual behaviour is not the answer.
(REV)Yes poor choices & bad behavior cause all kinds of unfortunate problems. I have AIDS & genital Herpes all because I wanted to be close to another man. Yes, my own fault and I wish neither happened...esp. herpes but it's a choice I have to live with because of my own actions--no I didn't know I was being exposed to such things either. Guys please use protection & take care of yourselves. We're better than this & deserve love just as anyone else. Please make good choices for your lives.
Even if you were to shut down the bath houses, individuals are still going to have sex in the bars,in cars,in the alleys or where they want to. Having AIDS for 12 yrs. has been hard.To really slow this thing, everybody needs to use condoms and practice safe sex but when your under the influence of the drugs and alcohol we make dumb choices. Educate yourselfs and others and if possible stay in a monogamous relationship. This is an ugly disease where you suffer terrible infections and diseases.
maths1979
i think you have to let people express their feelings and enjoy sex. time will come were they will get tired and retre from sex. i am one of those who would like to joing those clubs and participate live and direct if there is any organiser who can organise that for me. thanx
May 5, 2008 • Bulawayo