Lust, Men and Meth translated to German: A conversation with Dr. Fawcett and Karl-Anton Gerber
Description
Dr. David Fawcett, the author of Lust, Men, and Meth, has a conversation with the translator of the book, Karl-Anton Gerber, discussing how this project came about, his own story, and the chemsex scene in Germany.
German title: Lust, Rausch und Crystal Meth: Wege aus dem Chemsex-Konsum bei MSM
TAKEAWAYS:
[1:50 ] A little bit about Karl.
[3:20 ] Karl shares his introduction to drugs and how it has affected his life.
[7:10 ] Karl is HIV+ and shares how he first found out the news.
[9:10 ] Dr. David understands where Karl is coming from. For many gay men, they feel like “damaged goods.”
[9:40 ] What made Karl change his lifestyle and get clean?
[12:45 ] Karl shares how this book, Lust, Men, and Meth, changed his life.
[16:15 ] There are no reliable chemsex studies in Germany.
[20:00 ] Why did Karl decide to modify his foreword in the German version of his book?
RESOURCES:
Amazon link to German edition: https://tinyurl.com/bdhhj7n2
QUOTES:
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“I had to admit I had a problem. That was the starting point to getting out of addiction.”
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“My stable life and [the drugs] were separate, but when I was driving down the German highway, there was a little window between those two universes and I couldn’t hide any longer.”
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“These new psychoactive substances are really scary. They’re just chemicals someone put together somewhere and now are selling it on the dark web.”
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