Alex Morse, a 31-year-old gay man, suburban mayor, and congressional candidate in western Massachusetts, has been accused of having consensual sex with other men.
Because of this, the media have forced him to defend his sexual habits in ways no heterosexual man ever has had to or would be.
Questions about the power dynamics and ethics of consensual casual sex between gay men several years apart in age have been made into a public concern by debate moderators and journalists.
Perhaps these people were unaware that his opponent, Congressman Richard Neal, claims to have exclusively sought out sex partners who make 70 cents to each dollar he makes, who are subject to forms of discrimination that he is not, and who are encouraged from a young