Editorial on Gay Mayor Sam Adams (and a little sex talk)
Have you all been following the story of Sam Adams, the handsome gayor (Gay Mayor) from Portland, OR? He's in hot water for lying about hooking up with some young buck, who was either 17 or 18 when it happened-- the jury is still out on that.
Some people (gay and straight) are calling for his resignation, either for the lying or for the sex. As someone who first hooked up at 15 (and thought I was a real stud because I'd bagged a 23 year old) the sex part doesn't bother me. When a guy (gay or straight) hits his late teens he's thought about sex so much that he's no longer innocent in his mind, and he'll spot any real opportunity and take it. In fact, I bet if you asked an honest 17-year-old straight guy, he'd say he'd nail a hot woman in her 20s, 30s, or 40s in a heartbeat. Guys, ya see, are guys.
Lying? Well, the second you lie then you make your act seem evil, dirty. People stop trusting you and then you're in a whole other mess of crap.
That all said, I don't know a heck of a lot about the gayor's case (I just wanted to brag about bagging a 23 year old when I was 15). I heard about the story on NPR one day and it's since faded. But I did read a great editorial from Byron Beck who talks about when gays play "the gay card" and what that causes. It's an interesting take, not so much on the Sam Adams story but how it reflects larger issues of queer identity and sex.
It's short. Check it out.