Yes, I know that Peter LaBarbera at the Americans for Lies Truth About Homosexuality is an idiotic bigot, but he never ceases to amaze me. In his latest column, LaBarbera argues against gays in the military. His argument - gay men will lust after the guys in uniform. The proof - the number of gay porn websites dedicated to military men. (And, of course, LaBarbera includes a banner ad for gay porn.) Really, I am serious:
I realize it’s a sick comparison, but just as many women like a “man in uniform,” so do homosexual men. On Jan. 29, 2010, a Google search on the three words “gay military porn” (no quote marks) yielded “about 1,300,000″ entries. “Gay Military Porn” (in quote marks) yielded 34,300 entries. This is a huge (and very twisted) business, and obviously the demand is high among men with a homosexual problem.
The last thing our fighting men and women need is to have the military floodgates opened up for homosexual men and lesbians to join as open practitioners of homosexuality.
I am sure LaBarbera loved searching the web for "gay military porn" and I am sure he checked out a few sites. So, let me get this straight - it is okay to have closeted gay men lusting over men in the military but not if they are open. Yeah, that makes sense. Even better, gay people are not stupid enough to enter the military and go fight a war in Iraq or Afghanistan (and if the Republicans ever get back in power, God Forbid, some other country), just because they want to lust after men in uniform. Instead of getting yourself killed and dealing with the discipline, why not just have sex with a civilian in military clothing. You can have the fantasy and not have to worry about getting killed by sniper fire. That makes alot of sense. But, I guess it does not for LaBarbera.
Oh, and for fun. Here is some numbers on searches for some straight porn.
school girl porn - 17,000,000
"school girl porn" - 126,000
nurse porn - 2,190,000
"nurse porn" - 152,000
maid porn - 1,850,000
"maid porn" - 58,400
So, I guess under LaBarbera's logic, we should not have men teaching, working in hospitals, and hiring servants. Gee, what a loser!