ROBERT OSCAR LOPEZ: Many gay men are predators. Let’s deal with this.

I’ve been posting about the problem of predatory sex, and keep getting hostile emails from people who tell me I mustn’t ever refer to the gay subculture as “predatory.” Okay, let me toss this out: NOT ALL GAY MEN ARE PREDATORS. I figured we were all 21st-century adults and could accept this one on faith. But… many gay men are. And the culture is definitely predatory, as evidenced by the fact that a 19-year-old thinks he’s exceptionally prudish because he hasn’t joined the ranks of the anally penetrated yet. What’s “normal”? To open up at the age of 15?

If boys are getting popped in the rear at fifteen — and believe me, the Center for Disease Control indicates that they are — then who’s popping them? Other 15-year-olds?

Perhaps. But more likely, a whole lot of more experienced gay men who know how to initiate someone new to this form of sex. These are typically going to be men who have homes or apartments of their own to take the 15-year-olds, unlike other 15-year-olds who live with their mothers.

These are predators. Let’s deal with this.