Don't Think BDSM is a Sexual Minority? Think Again.

For folks who labor under the illusion that their sexual proclivities toward BDSM do not make them a sexual minority, this is a wake up call.  Sex in almost any form is still a big taboo in this puritan country.  Take the case of the chancellor of the University of Northern Virginia.  David Lee looks pretty good for someone 63 years old, and he is still very sexually active including various BDSM activities in his life.

Unfortunately, being a little indiscreet and posting a picture of yourself flexing on the internet is enough to get you into a brouhaha of epic proportions. David and his partner Regina Biscoe posted pictures of themselves and their home dungeon online where they were discovered by snooping press folks and voila a scandal!

Lee resigned his post over the incident which quite frankly has nothing to do with his performance as chancellor or anything else other than his sexual preferences. It's time we grew up as a nation and took a mature attitude toward people's sexuality.  The continued use of consensual sexual behaviors as leverage by the press or others to cause a scandal is just plain juvenile.

Puritanical attitudes toward sex in this country drive politics and policy that should have nothing to do with what is essentially private behavior.  It's time we began understanding that what happens between consensual adults is not news. 

The only exception I make to this is when the person or persons engaged in these activities is activley working to deny the rights of other sexual minorities.  Now that is a cause for outrage and scandal, not for their sexual behavior but their hypocrisy.