Do you visit gay sex clubs? I do, and I would say that it is far from true that people feel they can be as reckless as they want. Rather, they are generally risk-aware, but within a context where the risk tradeoffs are completely different to the AIDS awareness climate of the late 80s and 90s.

For example, there is a distinction between low risk activity such as oral sex and higher risk activity such as anal. The latter will often involve a brief discussion of risk: condom use, PrEP, status, so that both participants are on the same page.