Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

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19 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this monologue, Dallas Bragg argues that crystal meth use is rising among two distinct groups within the men‑who‑have‑sex‑with‑men (MSM) community. He claims that men in their 20s, who have grown up consuming handheld porn, develop distorted sexual expectations and turn to meth to emulate the unrealistic fantasies they see. Simultaneously, men aged 50 and older feel invisible in gay culture; possessing meth gives them access to younger men who seek to act out those porn‑driven fantasies, allowing older men to regain visibility. Bragg frames these patterns as an intergenerational trauma loop, with meth acting as the conduit through which the younger and older cohorts project and fulfill each other’s unmet needs.

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You know, men in their 20s have only known handheld porn right in their face. Their view of what is sexual and what turns them on is skewed from what they've watched hours of, and in a world that's created for them by producers. It's no wonder these men are of the highest growing segment of population that's starting crystal meth in the men who have sex with men community, because they're seeking crystal meth to fill out those Unrealistic versions of what sex is. Concurrently, men 50 and over are of the second highest growing segment of men using crystal meth because they've become invisible in the gay community. Having crystal meth in their possession gets them access to men in their 20s who are wanting to live out these porn fantasies and need to be seen as well. These 2 populations are living out their trauma on each other, and crystal meth is right in the middle of it.