Mike Solana

No, it assumes that you understand that many, many Americans are uninsured or underinsured.

I think your definition lacks an understanding of what life outside of our world is like, that reasonable observers of this disease, which disproportionately affects these populations, would note.

yes and no, almost every gay bar i frequent has a bowl of free condoms. truvada, as discussed, is broadly affordable. eventually we're going to have to acknowledge that regardless of resources and information a subset of this population is going to make risky health choices

Counterpoint: condoms are way less effective against HIV than most people think (and even less effective against other STDs). You can contract HIV even if you're unreasonably careful about using condoms. I know people who have.

totally agree - don’t at all think condoms are perfect. but truvada has a zero percent chance of preventing antibiotic resistant syphilis or the next HIV.

"the next HIV" is a super homophobic concept in the first place. Condoms don't really protect against syphilis anyway. It's spread through skin contact, not necessarily genital contact, and can even be spread by sweat.