Bugchasing (or Bug chasing) is a term, invented in the 1990s, stemming out of a subculture of gay men wanting (Chasing) to become infected with HIV. Bug chasers "chase" the bug by seeking sexual partners who are HIV positive for the purpose of having unprotected sex and having the partner change their seroconversion status.

Bug chasing as activity

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Though the practice of bug chasing seems incredibly risky and, in a worst case scenario, tantamount to suicide, interviews with "chasers" have identified recurring motivations for participating in the activity. Among these motivations:

• Some find relief from "condom fatigue", and feel that they don't have to worry about getting infected or worrying about changes in their HIV status.
• Some believe that HIV is simply a chronic manageable disease, like diabetes, and that the new drugs promise them a long and healthy life. (Modern antiviral therapy is extremely expensive, can still have painful and unpleasant side-effects, and does not cure or ultimately stop the progression of the disease.)
• Some couples see infecting the other partner as the deepest level of intimacy.
• Some men report that the element of danger in sexual encounters of this kind (including the "Russian roulette" activity) adds to the "rush" of arousal.
• There are men who, once infected, feel like they finally "belong" to a "fraternity" of infected men.

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My cat has spent the last hour chasing a lady bug around the living room. Lady bug - 1, Bear (the cat) - 0
apmarquart (Angie Marquart) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:51 -0000
My cat has spent the last hour chasing a lady bug around the living room. Lady bug - 1, Bear (the cat) - 0
Critter Defense 1.4 just hit the app store. Exciting new bug fixes! It's a feature! :-) http://m.oji.to
chasing (Josh Knowles) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:42 -0000
Critter Defense 1.4 just hit the app store. Exciting new bug fixes! It's a feature! :-) http://m.oji.to
@Arasphere She loved to bug her kids by chasing them around and do the
DrRedu (Dave Reopelle) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:52 -0000
@Arasphere She loved to bug her kids by chasing them around and do the
A fly got into the house. Bug and Stella are chasing it in shifts. Pretty damn cute. Need to videotape this one...
fkhatibloo (Fatemeh) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:29 -0000
A fly got into the house. Bug and Stella are chasing it in shifts. Pretty damn cute. Need to videotape this one...
@813594 Seriously! He was chasing a bug and went too far. J said he tried grabbing him before he went over the edge! LOL.
indygrrrl (Indy Grrrl) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:57:37 -0000
@813594 Seriously! He was chasing a bug and went too far. J said he tried grabbing him before he went over the edge! LOL.
i was trying to walk jackson and he got distracted chasing a bug and it was so cute i couldn't get mad
nekoLaurette (nekoLaurette) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:35:16 -0000
i was trying to walk jackson and he got distracted chasing a bug and it was so cute i couldn't get mad

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