Despite being fairly well read on sexually extreme behaviour, it wasn’t until relatively recently that I came across the terms ‘bug chasing’ and ‘pozzing’. Both of these slang terms refer to the ...

The gay men online who get off on seeking HIV infection (“bug chasers”) aren’t exactly known for their thoughtful introspection. After all, they are eroticizing something that works exactly once — and ...

Q: Your recent column about gay “bug-chasers” was boring. No one cares whether gay guys want to infect themselves with AIDS! While you may be gay, most of your readers are not. Write about straight ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Why would anybody want to get infected with HIV? That is what most people ask when they first hear about “bug chasing”. In ...