Is He Gay?
September 05, 2007 12:54 PM
Republican Senator Larry Craig from Idaho insists that he is not gay even though he was arrested in a men’s bathroom for peering into a stall at an undercover police officer then occupying the stall next to the officer and making hand and foot motions consistent with someone soliciting anonymous gay sex. He pled guilty to a lesser charge, but now insists his actions were misconstrued and that he is totally innocent and is not and never has been gay.
Liberal Democrats, of course, are just salivating over the apparent irony. An outspoken critic of gay marriage was arrested in a men’s bathroom soliciting gay sex! Oh, the hypocrisy of it all. However, is it hypocrisy, and can Craig rightfully claim to not be gay?
I do not doubt for a second that the police officer accurately interpreted Craig’s actions and intentions. Apparently, rumors of this type of behavior have followed Craig around for some time. The particular restroom must have been a well known place for this type of lewd behavior -- why else would the police waste an undercover officer’s time in such an unsavory stakeout if there wasn’t a serious problem there? No, there is no doubt in my mind that Craig was there for anonymous sex with other men. But does that make him gay?
It is a truism that the purpose of sex is procreation of the species -- to make babies. Whether by Darwinian evolution or intelligent design or by some combination thereof, the human species was blessed with a bundle of nerves connecting the genitals to the brain which if stimulated just so creates a euphoric release better known as an orgasm. The purpose of this wonderful feeling is obvious -- to incentivize humans (both men and women) to procreate even though they really have much better things they could be doing with their time. This orgasm is a sensation found just as much in the mind as in the body. That is why it is such a powerful force in our species.
The traditional (though certainly not predominate) method of obtaining this sensation is genital intercourse between a man and a woman. You can say that that is the exclusive type of sex that has a rightful claim to an orgasm, because that is the very activity that the orgasm was intended to encourage. However, there are innumerable variations to that theme that can add to either the physical or mental makeup of the sensation. You can call these kinks or perversions -- conduct not necessary for procreation yet intended to enhance the sensation. Kissing is a kink or perversion, and one that I still participate in with my wife. We have other kinks and perversions, but those are better left to the privacy of the bedroom.
Some like latex, others like leather. Some like blonds, others like Asians -- I like my redhead. Some unfortunately like underage girls, others like underage boys. Some like hairy men, others are completely indiscriminate and will have sex with random men in a restroom. That brings us back to Craig. We all have our kinks and perversions -- variations on the theme of sex to enhance our orgasm. Sen. Craig must get some mental boost from the naughtiness and danger of anonymous sex with strange men in a bathroom -- that is his kink, his perversion. It is his way of stimulating that bundle of nerves. It demonstrates a shocking lack of self-control, violates ideals of hygiene and morals, and clearly demonstrates that he is not fit to be a Senator of the United States of America. Nevertheless, does it make him gay?
If your definition is any man who has sexual contact with another man, then of course. However, that is not how it is being used in the media to label Craig a hypocrite. You can be in favor of family values, believe a child is best reared in a family with one father and one mother, be opposed to open homosexuality in the military, be opposed to same sex marriages, be in favor of traditional marriages -- and still have the kink of wanting anonymous sex with other men in a bathroom. One does not necessarily have anything to do with the other. Gay sex is just another kink used to stimulate the nerve to create an orgasm. What the media is conflating is gay sex with the so-called “gay agenda.” This agenda, which is overwhelmingly liberal, wants those who participate in a certain sexual perversions to have a governmentally sanction protected status similar to racial, ethnic or religious minorities -- it is sort of like giving a legally protected status to those having a thing for French kissing, sadism and masochism, or autoerotic asphyxiation. They want to tear down cultural norms that have lasted millenniums, just because they believe those norms and their perversion make them an outsider. So, no Craig is not a hypocrite in participating in gay sex while opposing the “gay agenda.” His is a serious freak and is living a lie. He has a whole host of problems, but he is not a hypocrite for the reasons claimed by the media.
Liberal Democrats, of course, are just salivating over the apparent irony. An outspoken critic of gay marriage was arrested in a men’s bathroom soliciting gay sex! Oh, the hypocrisy of it all. However, is it hypocrisy, and can Craig rightfully claim to not be gay?
I do not doubt for a second that the police officer accurately interpreted Craig’s actions and intentions. Apparently, rumors of this type of behavior have followed Craig around for some time. The particular restroom must have been a well known place for this type of lewd behavior -- why else would the police waste an undercover officer’s time in such an unsavory stakeout if there wasn’t a serious problem there? No, there is no doubt in my mind that Craig was there for anonymous sex with other men. But does that make him gay?
It is a truism that the purpose of sex is procreation of the species -- to make babies. Whether by Darwinian evolution or intelligent design or by some combination thereof, the human species was blessed with a bundle of nerves connecting the genitals to the brain which if stimulated just so creates a euphoric release better known as an orgasm. The purpose of this wonderful feeling is obvious -- to incentivize humans (both men and women) to procreate even though they really have much better things they could be doing with their time. This orgasm is a sensation found just as much in the mind as in the body. That is why it is such a powerful force in our species.
The traditional (though certainly not predominate) method of obtaining this sensation is genital intercourse between a man and a woman. You can say that that is the exclusive type of sex that has a rightful claim to an orgasm, because that is the very activity that the orgasm was intended to encourage. However, there are innumerable variations to that theme that can add to either the physical or mental makeup of the sensation. You can call these kinks or perversions -- conduct not necessary for procreation yet intended to enhance the sensation. Kissing is a kink or perversion, and one that I still participate in with my wife. We have other kinks and perversions, but those are better left to the privacy of the bedroom.
Some like latex, others like leather. Some like blonds, others like Asians -- I like my redhead. Some unfortunately like underage girls, others like underage boys. Some like hairy men, others are completely indiscriminate and will have sex with random men in a restroom. That brings us back to Craig. We all have our kinks and perversions -- variations on the theme of sex to enhance our orgasm. Sen. Craig must get some mental boost from the naughtiness and danger of anonymous sex with strange men in a bathroom -- that is his kink, his perversion. It is his way of stimulating that bundle of nerves. It demonstrates a shocking lack of self-control, violates ideals of hygiene and morals, and clearly demonstrates that he is not fit to be a Senator of the United States of America. Nevertheless, does it make him gay?
If your definition is any man who has sexual contact with another man, then of course. However, that is not how it is being used in the media to label Craig a hypocrite. You can be in favor of family values, believe a child is best reared in a family with one father and one mother, be opposed to open homosexuality in the military, be opposed to same sex marriages, be in favor of traditional marriages -- and still have the kink of wanting anonymous sex with other men in a bathroom. One does not necessarily have anything to do with the other. Gay sex is just another kink used to stimulate the nerve to create an orgasm. What the media is conflating is gay sex with the so-called “gay agenda.” This agenda, which is overwhelmingly liberal, wants those who participate in a certain sexual perversions to have a governmentally sanction protected status similar to racial, ethnic or religious minorities -- it is sort of like giving a legally protected status to those having a thing for French kissing, sadism and masochism, or autoerotic asphyxiation. They want to tear down cultural norms that have lasted millenniums, just because they believe those norms and their perversion make them an outsider. So, no Craig is not a hypocrite in participating in gay sex while opposing the “gay agenda.” His is a serious freak and is living a lie. He has a whole host of problems, but he is not a hypocrite for the reasons claimed by the media.
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