It’s not entirely clear why this became such a popular term to describe to men having sex without a condom...

While it may seem hard to believe nowadays, the term bareback gay sex (or barebacking) was not always closely associated with gay anal sex. In fact, before the outbreak of HIV, AIDS, and other STDs bareback basically referred to riding a horse without a saddle (or, much more obscurely, wearing no underwear under your clothing). Now however, it’s almost impossible to hear the word bareback and not think of gay fucking.

For those of you who won’t know, bareback refers to sexual intercourse without the use of a condom. In can be used, in theory at least, to refer to any kind of sex without a condom, but I’ve never heard it termed that way, and there’s a reason sites like BarebackBottoms.com are gay sites and not hetero sites. It’s not entirely clear why this became such a popular term to describe to men having sex without a condom, but there it is.

When HIV and AIDS began to spread rampantly throughout the homosexual community in the 1980s the necessity for using condoms while having sex rose remarkably. Before then you were most likely going to contract an STD that could easily be treated with an antibiotic, not something that would mean a death sentence for you. Not surprisingly, the idea of having sex without a condom, especially with a random guy you hadn’t met before, became a taboo subject. As with all taboo sexual subjects, especially when we’re talking about men, there was a sexual attraction to barebacking for certain men. The dangerousness and naughtiness of it created the attraction, making it very appealing for those who need higher levels of arousal to have a satisfying sexual experience.

The AIDS scare of the 1980s prevented many gay men from engaging in the practice of barebacking, but after new drugs were developed to treat the disease and its spread among the gay community began to slow down people were more relaxed about pursuing this most dangerous of habits. Soon enough it became a pursuit of many gay men on both sides of the equation; that is, giving and receiving. In the past decade or so large niche has developed for bareback porn. This development is both good and bad in that it helps people to live out their bareback fantasies without actually putting themselves at risk while at the same time making people more relaxed about the dangers of bareback sex.

Make no mistake though; bareback sex is indeed quite dangerous. Anal sex is one of the highest risk behaviors you can undertake when it comes to the transmission of STDs. Even if you’re going to take a woman from behind you should be using a condom. Men should most definitely be using a condom when thinking about having anal sex with each other, especially considering that AIDS is in no way eradicated. If you’re hell bent on having bareback sex make sure that you’re in a monogamous relationship with a partner you trust. If you can’t meet those conditions, check out one of the many bareback paysites that feature endless amounts of hot bareback porn so you can live vicariously.

Stephen
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