Do you even know how many people have died because of being gay? Liberace, Freddie Mercury, Rick James, several other celebrities. Not to mention the tons of regular people who die from it every single day. Ryan White died of AIDS, and he wasn't even gay--he got it from tainted blood during a transfusion. So if you're packing and licking, you're at major risk of getting an STD. You (general you) don't know how many people your lover has been with before you, or who he/she may have as a side dish.. I cannot believe that you don't find any of this as harmless.