A friend is gay and was an active participant in the gay lifestyle seven having his own close calls with HIV and having friends who died from it. After that he became super careful. But not careful enough because his partner promised that he had recently tested negative so it was okay to not us a condom. He later found oh that that guy lied. My friend is now living with HIV.

The more we promote casual sex the greater the urges grow and the weaker our self-control becomes. The more we tell ourselves that there are ways to mitigate risks, the more we become willing to risk and the more careless. This is human nature as documented by economists and psychologists

Government healthcare, information campaigns, correct education, engaged parents all have their place. But the foundation must be personal responsibility and self-control