The stepson of antigay megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes was arrested by Dallas police on Jan. 3.
According to KTVT-TV, police accuse 29-year-old Jermaine Jakes of exposing himself to undercover vice detectives at Keist Park. Here’s the arrest warrant, which says Jakes was one among several men observed in a wooded area of the park.
We live in an age when same-sex-attracted men in tolerant communities can date and become intimate in much the same normal fashion as heterosexual men — through work, community organizations, religious groups, local bars, or the Internet.
What drives men — particularly in less tolerant communities — to seek sexual interaction in less safe or illegal locations?
Is it the thrill of a risk?
Is it a product of antigay indoctrination which dictates to gay men from an early age that unsafe or illegal sex is their only option?
Or is it, as ex-gay activists will no doubt assert, the inevitable “lifestyle” of anyone who practices honesty regarding their sexual orientation?
” Is it the thrill of a risk? ”
Yes, it is that and an easy route to find sex. It’s also sleazy, which is part of the appeal. Park sex isn’t new and neither is the risk of being arrested.
The guy is probably gay or Bi and is closeted. Being from a well known family makes anonymous sex sound like an appealing option.
I know out of the closet, gay men who still like anonymous park sex, although there is no need for them to hide.
Way too much is being made of this. If the worst thing someone did was shake his weinee at a cop, we should count ourselves lucky.