richard fortune hbgdratupzltrlgmailcom nessa nessa nessa dear child program teach nothing hiv gay disease 101707 nessa johnston wrote mentioned stephen fry programme hiv beeb recently pretty disturbing programme mainly cases straight people wandering around oblivious fact theyre hiv positive getting weird undiagnosed aidsrelated illnesses like dying suddenly freak enough want get tested wore 12 hours though oh well ignorance bliss guess nj 101707 richard fortune hbgdratupzltrlgmailcom wrote httpnewsbbccouk2hihealth4895012stm image bbc news hiv bug chasers fantasy fact richard pendry producer director love hiv gay men fantasising passing hiv may encourage set become infected virus bbc programme found according previous media reports hiv positive men giftgivers want transmit virus socalled bug chasers hiv negative untested men apparently negotiated exchange hiv positive man ricky dyer investigates apparent bug chasing phenomenon bbc programme love hiv says air complacency realities living virus may one reason infection rates rising dyer tries find truth behind reporting going online gay dating website saying hiv positive man wants talk bug chasers im saying offering sextalk want says programme meeting men online fantasising unsafe sexual practices could also send wrong message ricky dyer however dyer appalled find dozens apparent bug chasers contact within days saying want pozzed infected virus conversion parties several ukbased websites deal phenomenon many us phenomenon bug chasing originally reported bug chasers supposedly look conversion parties hiv positive men opportunity pass virus multiple partners dyer finds overwhelming majority talk pure fantasy gay men hiv want pass hiv gay men hiv want get infected nutland men say bug chasers gift givers fail stand claims camera one man gave anonymous interview subsequently appeared lying production team activities findings echoed hiv charities nutland head health promotion terrence higgins trust said concepts gift giving bug chasers definitely based fantasy reality gay men hiv want pass hiv gay men hiv want get infected deborah jack chief executive national aids trust said little evidence people trying get infected hiv real issue risktaking behaviour continues hiv positive men wish pass hiv hiv negative men wish avoid infection however fantasy internet may give wrong idea young illinformed gay men coming gay scene according dyer wed 06 aug 2008 180201 0100 ierant hiv bug chasers fantasy fact hell going