Learning from others as we explore the world of bug chasing and gift giving provides us with a unique level of insight and is also a great way to help us navigate our way through a subject that can often feel confusing and overwhelming due to the serious nature of being attracted to a lifelong virus that has no current cure. I. Que Grande hosts his own podcast called Demystifying Gay Porn and one of his segments is called Open Lines, which is the perfect place to learn more about those who appear on his show through interviews that are well structured and always very interesting to listen to.
I. Que Grande started as an editor for Dark Alley Media and helped launch the studio’s Raw Fuck Club brand, which incorporates a biohazard symbol into its logo, although this does not indicate that everyone appearing in their videos is HIV-positive, it’s simply a choice of branding that’s bold. The biohazard symbol can also be associated with barebacking, which is what Raw Fuck Club is all about, so this branding makes perfect sense. I. Que Grande currently works as a producer for Treasure Island Media and he’s also an award winning director, not to mention being the host of an impressive podcast featuring gay porn performers, where he puts the industry spotlight on those who have some great insight to share.
Season 3 Episode 12 of Open Lines “The Existent “Poz” Fetish” was released on February 26, 2022, where I. Que Grande interviewed a gift giver using the pseudonym Raw Bull. Raw Bull was prolific on social media in 2021 and 2022, but he experienced some issues with his social media accounts being shut down, with his first Twitter account @Raw_Bull getting shut down with a following of 5,000, then his second account @Raw_Bull2 was subject to review after a complaint at 3,000 followers, although his account continued to remain active for a while, but was shut down again not long after this, most likely due to open discussions about intentional HIV transmission. Raw Bull also appeared in a bareback video at Black Breeders along with Bailey Winter, where the scene was described as “The sexy Bull then fucks Bailey’s fuzzy hole raw and gives him 2 Poz loads!” with the hashtags #poz and #charged included in the scene description.
I do know Raw Bull’s real name, but he hasn’t included this level of detail in any of his social media posts, so I will respect his privacy by referring to him as Raw Bull throughout this article. I held off for quite some time before publishing this article, as Raw Bull has gone quiet since the deletion of his Twitter accounts and I was hoping he would come back so I could interview him myself to gain some further insight into his life personally and also as a prolific barebacker and gift giver. Due to his open and candid views about being pro-poz, Raw Bull has struggled to maintain a presence on social media platforms, as people have complained about his accounts and decisions have been made to shut down his accounts most likely due to this.
Raw Bull is a gift giver, but he revealed in his interview that he wasn’t an active bug chaser who was intentionally wanting to become HIV-positive, he was simply a guy who loved having bareback sex and he knew the risks involved and became infected as a result, which is an outcome he fully accepted and seems to have embraced. Raw Bull knows who infected him and revealed it was someone he met on Jack’d who was upfront and honest with him about being HIV-positive and also detectable, which didn’t stop him from having sex with him condom-free and not being on PrEP, knowing that he could become infected with HIV from their sexual encounter. Raw Bull was 29 when he was interviewed in 2022 and he revealed that he became HIV-positive 5 or 6 years earlier, which would have made him about 23 or 24 at the time he was infected.
Raw Bull stated he has not started taking HIV medication since becoming infected, as his body is managing the virus without any significant changes to his viral load or CD4 count. He went on to say that after he became HIV-positive, his sexual urge increased 10-fold, which is consistent with scientific evidence regarding this, although this is not the case for everyone. Raw Bull said that when he became infected, he didn’t feel any sickness, just a slight fever, then after he got tested, the result revealed his HIV-positive status, which he figured was a possibility after getting fucked raw by a detectable HIV-positive person.
When asked whether Raw Bull considered bug chasing as a fetish, he responded by saying “To me, not a fetish, I actually have been passing on my virus to many guys that really wanted to be infected.” Raw Bull revealed that he received between 80 to 100 messages on social media each day, with many guys hitting him up to poz them. Some travelled from Texas to New York City, where he passed it on and he also receives messages from guys in Europe who want it too. Raw Bull proudly shared videos and pictures of himself having bareback sex with guys and he has also posted screenshots from Telegram and WhatsApp on his social media account with conversations he’s had with bug chasers seeking the gift from him, some of which have been included in this article.
Raw Bull started out as a bottom, but now considers himself to be mainly a top and he’s 100% open and honest about being HIV-positive detectable with those who want to hook up with him. Raw Bull also revealed that he considers HIV to be a part of gay culture and our dynamic. In 2020, Raw Bull stated that he had encounters with over 300 guys, and in 1 week at the end of 2020, he met 10 guys and admitted to one that he was out of nut. He describes sex like fire, where his conversations are like gasoline, so once the guys physically connect with each other, it’s like an explosion.
As bug chasing is often seen as secretive or underground, Raw Bull reaffirmed this by saying that bug chasing is not rare, it’s just not talked about and often this comes down to shame or worrying about what other people might think about those who are into it. Raw Bull said he does not have any malicious intent when he infects other people with HIV and it’s all about having fun and not trying to punish others for himself becoming infected. Revealing more about when he was infected, Raw Bull said knowing the person fucking him was HIV-positive and detectable was all about the pleasure and it was an amazing feeling as they were raw dogging and being aware of what could happen during their sexual encounter.
I had hoped to be able to talk to Raw Bull before publishing this article so I could ask him some additional questions, but it looks like the continued deletion of his social media accounts has resulted in him taking a break from social media and being in the public eye at this time, but perhaps he’s still finding other methods to hook up with guys more discreetly in the meantime. If he reaches out to me, I will happily update this article to make it more comprehensive. I. Que Grande did say that this was a tough interview for him, but he still remained respectful throughout, so if you have 39 minutes and 27 seconds available, press play on the video below to start tuning in.
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I believe I followed his Twitter account back when it was active. I love hearing about other Black men who are chasers/gifters.
Great article now if I could only find a HVL TOXIC POZ gifter to fuck me bareback and deposit his HOT cum deep inside me
Randy on some sites you can search by serostatus and whether they identify themselves as an active gifter or not. When I do that though it is rare distance isn’t the main issue that keeps us from connecting.
From a public health perspective, it is good news that most at risk guys are on PrEP or ARVs (or both). So the times of finding potential gifters on these sites is low at best. When you find each other, nurture that budding friendship and see where it might lead you.
Even then, HIV is not simple to pass on regardless of serostatus.
Great article!
This is a great article. In 2015, in NYC, I actually met rawbull on scruff and had several great encounters with him While hiv/bug chasing was never part of the conversation, we both did share a love of raw, bareback sex that we had several times. We were both consenting adults and knew the risk, and since hearing his podcast interview, I’ve been hoping to meet up with him again. I followed him on Twitter and was sad when his account was deleted. I hope re emerges and that this helps end some of the stigma.
Thank you for your kind words about this article Bttmknight. It’s great to hear you have had several encounters with Raw Bull and enjoyed having bareback sex with him a number of times, even if bug chasing wasn’t part of the conversation. It’s sad that he’s not on X (formerly Twitter) anymore, but I have been given his Telegram account by someone who read this article and reached out to me with his Telegram details (which I am very grateful for), so I will be reaching out to him shortly to ask if he would like to be interviewed or whether he has a new X account that we don’t know about. It seems as though he has toned down the references to gift giving, but he’s still very passionate about barebacking, so if he’s still not taking medication, this is still going to be the same thing. I will share anything more I can here once I reach out to him and hopefully he will respond.
Gorgeous sexy man
how come all the good bulls are not in the uk I want a good bull to gift me in UK but all the good ones are in USA
There are good bulls in various parts of the world, you just need to find them and searching for them can be part of the adventure. It’s the same with other guys who match your criteria – they are absolutely perfect, until you look at their location and find that they’re at the opposite side of the world. We just need to keep looking and hope who we’re looking for will come along at the right time. There are no guarantees though, but we can always hope.
Most poz guys in Australia seem to be on Meds – which is a good thing for their health, but not necessarily a good thing for chasers.
Yes, this is very true and those who are considering stopping their meds to poz others need to think about this very carefully to ensure they don’t become med resistant and also to ensure they don’t poz others with a med resistant strain, which can make it a little harder for both gifters and chasers to navigate the world of bug chasing and gift giving as well.
Thanks for writing this article Jason. I think it would be excellent if RawBull contacts you.
Great article & video 🙂 Love listening to Raw Bull’s perspective. He’s super hot too, I’d love to get pozzed from him. Hopefully he re-surfaces on social media somewhere.
Thank you and I’m glad you enjoyed the article. Raw Bull was very open in his interview, which I appreciated and I know a lot of others appreciated hearing what he had to say as well. I really do hope he resurfaces again and I will continue to keep looking out for him and share any updates here.
Beautiful man, and any chaser would be proud to get converted into the poz brotherhood by Mr. RawBull ( this is the real rawbull, not that fake-poz guy who went by a similar handle).
Raw Bull sure is a beautiful man and his confidence is something I find impressive and attractive. He knows what he wants and he’s very clear about it. I also like the fact that he’s upfront and honest with others about his HIV-status. There has been some confusion about another person on social media called Beefy Bull, who is not the same person as Raw Bull in this article, as you have correctly pointed out. I would love to know what Raw Bull is getting up to these days and hopefully he will share more with us sometime.
Sure about all this? On Telegram I’ve read posts that he isn’t positive at all and that his self-portrayal as a “gift giver” is just a charade to make money with the image.
Then too Telegram is not a verified place so anyone can say anything.
There is a person who is going by the name Beefy Bull who is the person you have described and I think that’s the person you are thinking about. Raw Bull who is featured in this article never had an OnlyFans or anything similar that generated money from his videos, as he published them for free on his Twitter account. Beefy Bull on the other hand (who I think you are referring to) does make money from his videos and he’s the one who initially said he was poz, then later said he actually isn’t and revealed that he said this to make money based on people thinking he was HIV-positive because it was taboo roleplay. Not that I want to promote Beefy Bull in any way, because I think it’s terrible that he made people think he’s HIV-positive to make money from them, but for clarity purposes, his Twitter account is Beefybull3 and you will see this is a completely different person.
I noticed the flurry of angry tweets prompted Beefy Bull’s HIV- confession. I thought the backlash directed at him was a bit unfair. I’m somewhat sympathetic. When I was HIV- I wanted to abandon the fear, guilt and shame targeting men who have sex with men (regardless their HIV status). Even in 2005 at 35 years old effective meds suggested something other than HIV would more likely be a challenge growing old. Being mentally ready for a HIV+ diagnosis was empowering. Enjoying and embracing raw sex was good for me. Eventually (2 years late diagnosed HIV and gained a sense of relief. I was able to shift energy wasted on anxiety to more productive things: exercise, intime more confident comfortably disclosing my status improved socialising and build stronger social networks… and more sex and better sex. Routine health checks actually helps detect other health concerns more quickly than if I were HIV-. So very real health benefits – mentally and physically. Of course, it’s a great help HIV- guys have good access to PrEP so they have more options and opportunity for great sex. But I completely understand Beefy Bull and my HIV- mates imagining in their mind getting past the potential testing HIV+ anxiety and embracing the whole kit and kaboodle (including slightly inconvenient regular HIV+ bloodwork and routine trips to pick-up meds).
I also noticed this feedback being directed at Beefy Bull on social media and my initial thoughts were similar to what some of those tweets were saying. I still don’t think it was right for him to mislead people for marketing purposes and making money, but I appreciate you giving us something further to think about, because when we consider different perspectives, it helps us understand situations better. Thank you for sharing more about yourself and your experiences Max, because this helps us understand what you’re saying about some of the backlash directed at Beefy Bull being unfair.
I also appreciate you sharing more about how your life has improved following your HIV+ diagnosis, because it’s not very often we hear this, so I’m really happy to hear that your life improved based on better health checks, looking after yourself and also building a stronger social network as a result of you becoming HIV-positive.
Just to clarify for anyone who is reading this who might think we are talking about the same person, there has been some confusion about who this article has been written about based on private messages I have received; Beefy Bull and Raw Bull are two different people. This article is about Raw Bull, who is believed to be HIV+, but Beefy Bull is believed to be HIV- after revealing this information after previously stating he was HIV+, but I do appreciate the conversation we are having about both people.
Thank you again for your comment Max, as it’s great to read what you’ve said and consider our thoughts about Beefy Bull and also what you’ve said about your life improving as a result of your HIV diagnosis.
what an amazing article and a truly inspiring man. hope to hear more of him very soon
Thanks Marc. It was great to learn more about Raw Bull and I hope we’ll be seeing him again soon too and I will share any updates here if I do.
Wonderfully review of the pod cast, “Demystifying Gay Porn” and the Season 3 Episode 12 of Open Lines “The Existent “Poz” Fetish”. I listened to the podcast whenever possible and love hearing about the gay porn industry. Hope Raw Bull is doing okay, and he reaches out to you for more details of his life before and living & sharing the “gift”. The thought of one’s sex drive being boosted after being infected with HIV may be a mental or a psychological boost with more confidence or no concerns about catching the virus. Raw Bull was in his sexual prime and others wanting him to share it with them (supply & demand). I know there has been to me some studies on that topic, but it appears to be more inconclusive. Love you articles and reviews, thank you for continuous support, writings and this site.
Thank you Steven and I’m glad you enjoyed this article. I enjoy listening to the podcast too and there’s quite a few performers he has interviewed that I admire and he’s doing such a great job with his interviews, they’re all great, but this one really stands out as being special based on the subject matter. That’s true about the psychological boost with more confidence as a result of being free following infection and research into this is limited and ongoing, so I’m hoping there will be more studies into this. I also hope Raw Bull reaches out and I’ll be sure to share more here if he does, along with anything else he would like to contribute to the article. Thank you for reading and I look forward to continuing to publish articles here for as long as I possibly can.
Thanks for this very interesting article and for posting the interview. I was only vaguely aware of Raw Bull during his heyday in 2021 and 2022 and I hope this is just a brief pause in his activity!
Thanks Tom. I was always excited to find out what Raw Bull was getting up to and he posted some really hot pictures and videos on his social media account. I’m hoping we will see him again soon and maybe he will notice this article and reach out. If I do hear from him, I will be sure to post more details here if he’s willing to share more with us.
Wow! Very interesting article, give me an other point of view of Raw Bull because, some peoples even here said, he is a fake not poz at all even a ghoster. Some bad stuff like that.
There is a person using the name Beefy Bull on social media who said he was HIV-positive to promote his porn videos, then later revealed that he is not actually HIV-positive and only said this as a marketing ploy. Beefy Bull and Raw Bull featured in this article are two different people.