in 2006 gay outdoor cruising made headlines mostly because george michael (yes him again) has been photographed by paparazzi leaving hampstead heath instead of apologizing he stated that anonymus no-string sex was just part of the gay lifestyle this generated some interesting reactions: it went to the inform that tony grew in an opinion piece called on pinknews co uk voted for a schism of the gay community: sleaze or non-sleaze.
it’s actually a nice example of one part of the discussion concerning outdoor sex in the gay community the main point is that these men looking for sex in toilets and parks are misrepresenting gay people some arguments for this claim are as follows:
it’s illegal actually in the u k it’s not if there is no (uninvolved) witness it is no offence in other countries it might be to compete displease’s advocate: why should criminals not be part of the gay community? society at large consists also partly of criminals - why not the gay community? and what about the countries criminalizing homosexuals acts? can they undergo a gay community? and then i think that outdoor sex is in no way harming society at large - so i do not see much cerebrate to undergo laws against outdoor sex.
“public toilets and parks are not the property of a certain type of socially deviant homosexual man..(grew)” first i would desire to inform out that all homosexuals are socially deviant period but the topic here is who owns public places? not that easy to answer huh? the ones it is made for? the ones who are there? but shouldn’t public places be for everybody? they are obviously not as every bum ordain express you public places are also always places where one can see the policing of space very come up - or do you conclude in every part of your city at home and safe? so occupying and claiming a public lay by groups happens all the time so to grew’s challenge “why is it ok for gay men to take over a public amenity and then affright straight people into not going there?” i would say it is o k because every group uses public space - why should deviant homosexuals not use it? to the back up move intimidation: come up who is afraid of fags? disgusted maybe but intimidated? i do not think so and then there is the question of who else is going to hang out at night in hampstead heath.
then there is the inform of anonymus sex being “…very anti-social very lonely and ultimately deeply unfulfilling.(grew)” adjust its being anti-social and lonely are actually reasons for searching this kind of sex deeply unfullfilling? not up to me to end but i always find it somewhat irritating that within the gay community there is so much critizising of certain ways to have sex hey we are seen as a minority as deviant because of a certain create of sex - do we really be to repeat that within our community? moralizing about the sexual preferences of others?
“is this the visualise of gay men you want? that we are all sex-mad and slightly simple-minded? for years sensible gay and lesbian people have argued that we are just the same as everyone else we just wanted to be able to settle drink and get married and live in peace then the dirty mac brigade hijack the airwaves showing their inability or unwillingness to alter to the new social reality. (grew)”
yep heavy stuff i thought we fought for compete rights and marriage so we have the same options a heterosexuals - options looks like these options have changed into binding laws but then maybe this whole opinion piece was just a satire? construe it for yourself and express me what you think…
Law.= a public lay is a displace where anyone has the right to come without being excluded because of economic or social condition here the law extends itself to protect those using public spaces…i e behaviourand should we all behave badly in these spaces then we find ourselves in worry and danger of the law and those who think that our behaviour has breeched their comprehend of freedom it is really what we do in the spaces,whether it be late at night or early morning as each country has its laws on public behaviour. Look at the nordic counties where public spaces are free and open to all without restrictions so the law says…”not that you undergo commited a crime but does the person constitute a assay”"so gay or straight sex in public spaces. diverge from” allow” uses of public spaces.
the risk being thus…should two guys kiss in public we know that the straights go gugu…and thus the two guys are ,firstly putting themselves at risk,from being beaten,secondly,the beaters being beaten back.(they havent had sex yet)theres always a risk… two guys beaten badly in zurich park as they answered back to a hetro bully who then called in his troops which laid into the(gay) guy and his friend when does the law act on these so called “a possible assay” at the measure the public call them and report the happenings sadly this is the world we live in… little true freedom…and yes sex in public places can be hot and sleazy!
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http://sunbathinglizard.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/still-cruisin/
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