US Cops Arresting Gay Men for Sex
Not in 1969, stings are common today in 2019
Think gay sex stings are a thing of the past? A remnant of the Stonewall era? Stories that gay oldsters tell younger generations so they’ll appreciate how far we’ve come? You’d be wrong. Cops have never stopped their classic sting tactics. All over the United States, undercover cops entice men to proposition them for sex, then arrest them on bogus charges. Recent news stories demonstrate that while the phenomenon may be fading, it’s far from gone.
I grew up watching Happy Days, starring Ron Howard.
The 1970s sitcom sweetly idealized 1950s America, rendering teen life in rosy, optimistic colors. Everyone was white and straight, girls wore poodle skirts, and boys wanted nothing more than than to take them parking and steam up car windows at “Lookout Point.”
Richie, Potsie, and the Fonz dreamed of sexual fulfillment while singing the lyrics to Fats Domino’s, I Found My Thrill on Blueberry Hill.
