How can I express my opposition to promiscuity to gay people?
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 9:53 pm
I made a thread on Reddit about my stance on promiscuity on a gay discussion subreddit. I tried to make it clear that the disease component was why I found it immoral and not anything relating to purity, but it was no received well and most people didn’t respond in good faith.
Here’s what I said, and of course, please levy any criticisms of it that you see fit:
Tell me what you think.
Here’s what I said, and of course, please levy any criticisms of it that you see fit:
You can see the thread and responses here: https://www.reddit.com/r/askgaybros/com ... h=1fed9b3bCirion wrote:Whether or not you use condoms, regularly get checked by the doctor, and / or take PrEP, having sex with an open group of people puts them all at risk for new diseases. There is nothing wrong with sex among multiple people in a small closed group, such as two couples or a few fuck buddies, because the diseases or lack thereof stay trapped in the circle, but once you actively seek out new partners, you put other people at risk for disease. Condoms and PrEP dampen this, for sure, and one promiscuous person is better with a condom than not, but they still pose real risks to real people. You may disclose the diseases you have to a sex partner, but there is no guarantee that they will, or the people that they have sex with will. Even being honest, you put your faith in people who may or may not be as trustworthy as you.
To be clear, I don’t care at all about purity or any cultural aspect of this. What matters is that you become a riskier and riskier vector of disease as your pool of partners increases.
Tell me what you think.