Senate staffer gay sex

A gay sex scandal ignited the group chats of many a D. The staffer, who worked for Sen. Ben Cardin of Marylandis no longer a Senate employee. It's a breach of trust. Many in the community rolled their eyes or guffawed about the incident — something to gossip about.

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Meanwhile, some lawmakers, mostly conservativeswere quick to issue critical senates. Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, for example, posted a meme asking "which desecration was worse" gay a still from the video side by side with one from the Jan. Experts agree a sex act at work, filmed and shared online, in a revered Senate hearing room, would make headlines, regardless of who was involved.

But they say reaction to this particular scandal may speak volumes to how we talk about same-sex relations. Keep in mind, a straight sex scandal is famously not without precedent in the Oval Office. Monica Lewinsky has talked extensively in recent years about how the never-ending gossip about her sex life, including the details shared and language used, impacted her.

And experts say, the assumptions and ease with which we talk about about gay men's sex lives is often more pronounced. But the current congressional aide hysteria reflects an ongoing panic about queerness that we're seeing proliferate in U. The sex over this Senate staffer may be more politically motivated than anything else, Reynolds argues.

While the public and mass media are preoccupied with George Santos and gay congressional staffers, Americans will be less likely to focus on critical policy issues: the climate crisis, U. That's partially because sex, for some, remains largely about procreation.

No one can deny this latest buzzed about D. In case you missed: A weatherman was fired when his webcam photos leaked. Will how we think about sex ever change? DC is buzzing about a Senate sex scandal. What it says about the way we discuss gay sex. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Senate rocked by sex tape scandal. Capitol Hill is at the center of a sex scandal after a tape involving a Senate staffer got leaked.

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