Daryll Rowe, who gave five men HIV and tried to infect five more by sabotaging their condoms, has been jailed for life.
The hairdresser will serve a minimum term of 12 years after being sentenced on Wednesday for crimes committed between October 2015 and December 2016.
Rowe, 27, of Brighton, was found guilty in November of all the charges presented at Lewes Crown Court during a six-week trial.
The court heard how he insisted on unprotected sex with his partners, many of whom he met on Grindr, and intentionally damaged the condoms of men who refused.
While sentencing Rowe, Judge Christine Henson QC said: “The messages you sent make it crystal clear you knew exactly what you were doing.
“As well as the physical offences, it is clear, for the victims, the psychological effects are immense.
“I cannot see how and when you will no longer be a danger to gay men.”
During the trial, prosecutor Caroline Carberry QC described his crimes as “a cynical and deliberate campaign to infect other men with HIV.”
During the trial, the court was told that Rowe sent mocking text messages telling partners he was HIV-positive and that they could be at risk.
He told one victim, who was later diagnosed as HIV-positive, “Maybe you have the fever… I have HIV LOL.”
In a phone call to one partner, who had insisted they use a condom, Rowe told him: “I ripped the condom. You’re so stupid. You didn’t even know.”
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