politics
Victory Fund
Progressive
Gay, progressive Democratic candidate Alex Morse loses primary
Related: Gay candidate who slept with students says people calling for him to drop out are being homophobicMorse swiftly responded, acknowledging that he had had relationships with some students, but none of the individuals concerned were in his classes at college and all romantic and sexual relationships had been fully consensual. He apologized, “to anyone I have made feel uncomfortable.”“I want to be clear that every relationship I’ve had has been consensual.”He later went on to deny behaving inappropriately: “I have never used my position of power as Mayor and UMass lecturer for romantic or sexual gain, or to take advantage of students.