ATHAN - LOS ANGELES

[Guest empire]

An amazing first post. But it's true he's POZ.

 

Now that we have that out of the way why the "attack.?" You registered here simply to inform us you happened to find his profile on another site ... and that profile states he's POZ. Man that seems like a lot of sharing effort for someone "wanting" to hire him.

 

I fail to see the purpose of your post. Maybe others will.

 

But I know this will be an active thread.

 

P.S. Do you happen to know Ben Nicholas? I'm sure you do.

[+ Unicorn]

An interesting first post. Welcome to the message center???

[Houston Bonfires]

At last BN can breathe again. He's been busting a gut for months to out Athan's HIV status and now . . . it's out. I pray BN finds another crusade soon.

 

HB

[LurkerSpeaks]

my two cents worth

 

As adults...at least I hope we all are...if you are having sex with more than one partner, you should go into each and every encounter as if the other person is positive. This shouldn't change if the encounter is a "freebie" or a "bought and paid for". I don't believe someone who is "in the business" should ever lie about his/her status, but we, as clients, need to take responsiblity for ourselves.

[+ glutes]

'silent star'? Hello! I'm sure the Right Reverend Ben-Jamin is dancing around on this one...

[Guest Adono]

>At last BN can breathe again. He's been busting a gut for

>months to out Athan's HIV status and now . . . it's out. I

>pray BN finds another crusade soon.

>

>HB

 

Maybe so. Jeff Palmer is advertising on Rentboy for L.A. currently and in his ad claims to be negative and says he wants to bareback.

[+ Lucky]

Isn't it a shame, Empire, that some find delight in the health problems of others? I wish Athan well in what must be a difficult time for him.

[DallasTony]

SCARY

 

I was with him a few months ago and he was more than willing to offer me his ASSets BareBack. Thankfully I refused. :-(

[Funseeker 22]

Isn`t it nice to see an escort who`s honest ?. :-)

I wish him all the very best. He`s a great guy.

;-) :9

[Orson Kane]

>Isn`t it nice to see an escort who`s honest ?. :-)

>I wish him all the very best. He`s a great guy.

>;-) :9

 

 

Sorry to her that Athan or anyone else has a serious health condition -- Question I would have is whether he shares this information with his clients. Seems to me that anyone having sex with him should know about his HIV status upfront and decide how to handle it. I wonder if he tells his clients about this when they make their initial contact with him.

[Guest mrsilentstar]

hey guys-

i apologize for offending anyone if they felt so. first, i have no clue who benjamin nichols is personally, so lets get that out of the way.

 

by no means did i come on here to set up a mere attack on athan. i am very confused as to why this is sought as an attack. adam4adam is a VERY well known gay website in the gay world and it too has it's own "pro" section. Athan makes it VERY clear in his profile that he is HIV+, loves bareback, hates condoms and takes a load anywhere he can. Also he states, keep your "bitching to yourself."

that tells me, he doesn't care. He himself has let the public know, not me. So it's ok to be honest about yourself on one sight, but on here it is a big secret sin??

 

I merely stated that I was surprised. A friend of mine who has hired Athan (and was the one who referred him to me) had no clue athan was hiv+. My friend bottomed for athan and you know what, condoms break. If anything is learned out of this for me is to AS ALWAYS be very selective.

 

I again apologize for offending anyone. I will keep my mouth shut. I was a member of this sight years ago, drifted away and returned. I always felt it was helpful and that this was an open discussion form. I guess I will use Adam4Adam and other websites as my resources.

[Guest PWIT]

>I wonder if he tells his clients about this when they make their >initial contact with him.

 

He told me after he had arrived and prior to sex. He also brought along a supply of condomns (of course I had my own supply as well).

 

My visit with Athan was last year.....not too long after he had found out. After we went out for dinner and we discussed his situation. He seemed to be handling it very well - not sure I could do as well. I enjoyed my time with Athan, he is a very likeable person.

 

Bottom line: Always assume the other person is infected and take appropriate precautions.

[Guest 8mile]

Whatever dude. How can you ever be a reader of this site to the point of wanting to include yourself by posting and have "no clue who benjamin nichols is?"

 

I am not saying your intentions are in line the the guy but I am saying you're lying, for no reason I add, when you say you haven't a clue of who Benjamin Nichols is.

 

As Usual

Zachary

[+ deej]

>adam4adam is a VERY well known gay website in the gay

>world

 

Since when?!?!? Most "well known gay websites" get mentioned here from time to time. Adam4adam shows up in exactly five threads, including this one, in the message center archives.

 

>VERY clear in his profile that he is HIV+, loves bareback,

>hates condoms and takes a load anywhere he can. Also he

>states, keep your "bitching to yourself."

 

A profile nobody can see unless they join adam4adam.com. Works out well for adam4adam, eh?

 

>I merely stated that I was surprised. A friend of mine who

>has hired Athan (and was the one who referred him to me) had

>no clue athan was hiv+. My friend bottomed for athan and you

>know what, condoms break. If anything is learned out of this

>for me is to AS ALWAYS be very selective.

 

I'm more surprised by Athan topping than anything.

[Guest mrsilentstar]

Hello Guys-

 

I was browsing Adam4Adam.com and noticed the escort Athan had a profile an in it states he is HIV+. I have been wanting to hire him for awhile but was surprised to see this.

 

Hir profile title is: WyrdO.

 

Just kinda came as a big surprise.

[Guest empire]

>Isn't it a shame, Empire, that some find delight in the

>health problems of others? I wish Athan well in what must be a

>difficult time for him.

 

Lucky I'm puzzled why you're addressing this to me as others also seem to be. I have received several messages alerting me to your very queer post.

 

My reply to the author of this thread was appropriate and supported by many of the other subsequent posts.

 

So specifically why is this addressed to me?

[Guy Fawkes]

<Sigh!>

[mikeytoddadkins]

I am really, really sorry for being the one to bring up this subject. I am actually surprised that it has not been brought up yet. But here goes and I will accept anything you guys have to give me. I do wonder if Athan's former lover is aware of the HIV+ status and IF that former lover was an escort and decided to quit the business if it was really for "love" or for being + as well. I am just curious and am not passing any kind of judgements. My armour is on and I am ready!

[+ deej]

<Sigh!>

[mikeytoddadkins]

Hopefully Athan is not on "Ahnalds" list yet and can enjoy a great life for many years. I thought Republicans were all against government intrusion.

[bluboy]

Yes--saw said boyfriend on the corner of hollywood and vine shooting all kinds of things up his vein using the dirtiest of needles out of the sewer and picking up $10 tricks to support his habit saying that since he was so infected what did it matter. He offered to let me fuck him bareback for $20 right there on the street so he could get yet another fix for the day. I ofcourse declined since I only want to go with prostitutes who are hiv negative and I know who those are. "Whitney Houston has nothing on me"--he declared. Yup that is certainly one version of the story of whatever happened to?

 

There is another version and that is that he is fine and has just moved on from this life and is doing quite well and is very healthy and is seen smiling often at the WEHO gym or seen at the Abbey with his boyfriend or on Sunset having breakfast. They have had some ups and downs but seem to be working through it.

 

For the record--ONE of the above stories are true and your own sensibilities will determine what in fact you do believe. Blu

[mikeytoddadkins]

Yikes! Loosen the panties just a little bit! I think my question was a legitimate question. It was not supposed to disparage any individual, but, just to bring up a question that I wondered about and wondered also if it was on anyone else's mind. I am happy for said former BF and wish him and his other all happiness no matter where they are spotted. I certainly wasn't trying to imply that said BF was the cause of Athan's dilemma. My point was that said BF get himself tested now that said BF knows that a former partner has tested positive. Your first paragraph was a classic! Stupid, but a classic!

[Guest 8mile]

No, your question was stupid bro; classic, but stupid.

 

The business of former lover is none of yours.

[LovesYng]

>hey guys-

> i apologize for offending anyone if they felt so. first, i

>have no clue who benjamin nichols is personally, so lets get

>that out of the way.

 

Oh What "BULL SHIT"

 

>by no means did i come on here to set up a mere attack on

>athan. i am very confused as to why this is sought as an

>attack.

 

You have always had a "HARD ON" for Athan, who you kidding BN

 

>I merely stated that I was surprised. A friend of mine who

>has hired Athan (and was the one who referred him to me) had

>no clue athan was hiv+.

 

We are never surprised at you BN, you really have friends???

 

 

>I again apologize for offending anyone. I will keep my mouth

>shut. I was a member of this sight years ago, drifted away

>and returned.

 

Then what was your other members name, could it be BN????

 

When in doubt I whip it out :+

[Luv2play]

RE: SCARY

 

The HIV status of escorts and their policies on safesex have always been downplayed on this site for whatever reason. In the basic data given at the top of each review we learn about their orientation (top, bottom or versatile), whether they smoke or drink or tolerate same, etc, etc. But on the one issue which is perhaps most germane to most posters on this board, if I am not mistaken, not a word is mentioned.

 

Some reviewers in passing will comment on the approach of an individual escort ("he played very safe", "he came in his condom", etc) but with many you would have no way of knowing from the contents of the reviews. Maybe that's the way most people want it. The less said, the better. :-(