August 29, 2007 | 6 Comments

Larry Craig Ruins Hot Public Sex For The Rest Of Us

2007_08_29_craig_bg.jpgThe pop culture (to say nothing about the political) fallout from geriatric horndog Idaho senator Larry Craig’s alleged rest room shenanigans continues apace today as Slate editors argue whether tapping your foot and reaching underneath a toilet stall are really indications that you’re, uh, in the mood for love (trust us: they are) while news outlets from ABC to CNN expose the secret world of gay cruising to their mostly straight audiences and The Smoking Gun inevitably publishes Craig’s arrest report.

But as millions of eyes begin to focus on the hitherto hidden charms of highway rest stops and public toilets, are otherwise law-abiding pervs like us still going to be able to break the monotony of our evening commutes with a innocuous quickie blowjob at the video arcade without a newly vigilant law enforcement apparatus breathing down our necks and/or responding to our own furtive tapping on the other side of that divider? We’ll just have to wait and see for now, but in the meantime you can still find us in all those old familiar places come our next lunch break or airport layover. (For the record, we’ll be the ones wearing the Kenneth Cole loafers. And we promise we’re not working undercover for the man.)

· “Craig’s Lust: Slate editors squabble about the Idaho senator’s bathroom arrest” (slate.com)
· “Cruising for sex not uncommon” (video @ cnn.com)
· “Secret Signals: How Gay Men Cruise for Sex” (abcnews.go.com)
· “U.S. Senator Gets Flushed” (thesmokinggun.com)

Previously: Local News Team Provides Gay Cruising Primer, How To: Cruise For Sex (And Not Get Arrested), Gloryholes 101: A User’s Guide

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  • Glennkoch

    Since the Supreme Ct. held that sex between consenting adults cannot be a crime, the police have been looking for ways to continue arresting gays. It was generally a crime, punishable in many cities and states by mandatory jail time to ask another man if he wanted his cock sucked. Since the Supreme Ct. ruling this is just another form of free speech. Speech does not have to be spoken. Tapping your foot under the stall is a form of speech. Note that the Senator was arrested for “Invasion of Privacy.” Despite that the police have gone out of their way to talk about the sexual aspects which have nothing to do with the crime. The constitutionality of this law would need to be litigated. However if the officer tapped back which he must have to get the Senator to change stalls, there would be no expectation that the person in the next stall wanted privacy and thus no crime. This is different than entrapment altho that may apply as well.

  • Arch Noble

    Footwear seems to be an important part of the first impression made when engaging someone for public toilet sexin’, and loafers seem like a classier option than Birkenstocks for all that foot tapping.
    But are Kenneth Cole loafers a secret signal for what you’re into? Not that I’m interested in that sort of thing; I’m asking for a friend — because G-d knows the last thing I’d be looking at is what shoe brand you’re wearing.

  • deadpool

    You need to read the entire police report. Count one was for Invasion of Privacy which was cited when Craig’s peeped at the Officer through the crack in the door, not for foot tapping or any hand gestures.

    Count two was for Disorderly Conduct, which was based on the Senator’s actions once he entered the adjacent stall, and is completely justified under Minnesota state statute.

  • Trackback

    I am about to shriek with laughter. Oh crap, now I’m crying with giggles. Nervous twitchers beware! I better run down to the Castro and tell the guys that semaphore is *so* last year’s airport restroom.

  • Charles_Barrett – Now with Variable-Valve Timing

    As a gay man open and out since freshman year in college, this post is very educational (the ABC article and the CNN video clip). I’ve done hookups at bars and restaurant, and even had sex in a bar after closing, since the bartender and I were the last ones in the building. At age 43, I am well-versed in the stories about L.A. cops pre-Stonewall, with bar raids and round-ups. Let’s not let hypocites like Craig legislate a return to those Dark Ages.

  • Anonymous

    Life is too short to suck the cock of a man wearing cheap shoes.