Guardian Angels

I so enjoy reading the comments and personal histories of the many men who generously offer them as a universal affirmation of our brotherhood. In this same vein, I came across this very perceptive and pertinent quote by Camille Paglia, an American career academic and social critic, discussing certain gay male behaviors. She states “Gay men are the guardians of the masculine impulse. To have anonymous sex in a dark alleyway is to pay homage to the dream of male freedom. The unknown stranger is a wandering pagan god. The altar, as in prehistory, is anywhere you kneel.” That enlightened view of one of our most sacred acts is huge. I have no doubt that the arbiters of social acceptance excoriated her for uttering such blasphemy. But I took great satisfaction in the fact that an academic, who is broadly accepted in mainstream society, is brave enough to state the conclusions of her research. – Leo