State Lawmaker Gets Tons Of Angry Calls Over His Letter About Anal Sex

[DonViejo]

TOM KLUDT – MAY 2, 2014, 2:13 PM EDT

Steve Hickey knew what he was getting into this week when he sounded the alarm on the dangers of anal sex.

Hickey, a Republican state House representative in South Dakota who serves as a pastor, reacted to a likely challenge to the state's same-sex marriage ban with a graphic letter that he posted on his Facebook page and submitted to the Argus Leader.

"Certainly there are board-certified doctors in our state who will attest to what seems self-evident to so many: gay sex is not good for the body or mind," Hickey wrote. "Pardon a crude comparison but regarding men with men, we are talking about a one-way alley meant only for the garbage truck to go down. Frankly, I’d question the judgment of doctor who says it’s all fine."

The Argus Leader rejected the letter, citing its length and language, but Hickey still made an impression. TPM interviewed him about the letter, several other outlets picked up the story, and soon Hickey said he was inundated with angry calls to his office at Church at the Gate in Sioux Falls, S.D.

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/steve-hickey-sd-anal-sex-angry-calls

[misterhighwasted]

1. Well some see anal sex as a "one-way alley meant only for the garbage truck to go down", & SOME see

anal sex as a Church at the Gate of oneness.

[Prophet 451]

2. His last sentance says it all

"Frankly, I’d question the judgment of doctor who says it’s all fine" - In other words, "I've already made up my mind, don't bother me with facts".

The facts are that firstly, a lot of gay men don't do anal sex and secondly, a lot of straight couples do. Humans have been doing it by the back door for as long as we've been human and any impartial doctor would tell you it's fine as long as you take a few precautions (mainly lots of lube and take it slow).

[misterhighwasted]

3. Well stated. Anal sex has never been gender specific.

Another Kristian Preacher twisting the word of jesus for political gain.
tool..

[Coventina]

4. I seem to recall a study that reported that more straight couples do anal than gay couples

I'm too lazy right now to go hunting for it, though.

Basically, I think humans being the curious creatures we are, just naturally want to experiment.

[DonViejo]

31. Out of curiosity I Googled the report(s)...

there are quite a few of them. Here's one from Gawker:

Study: Anal Sex Has Never Been More Popular

A new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine provides some intriguing figures when it comes to anal sex. Not only are more women than ever on the receiving end of it, so are guys. Straight guys.

It's like everyone's porn fantasies are coming true. A breakdown of the data shows that 20 percent of 18- and 19 year-old women have tried anal sex at least once, and 40 percent of women ages 20 to 24 have been successfully persuaded by their boyfriend to give it a whirl at some point in their lives. Not only are ladies trying it, but they're sticking with it, it seems. In 1992, only 10 percent of ladies had gotten it in the backdoor in the past year. Now 20 percent of women report they've done it in the past 12 months.

What about the guys? Eleven percent of men ages 20-24 report they've been on the receiving end of anal intercourse at some point in their lives. The percentage of men in their 30s who report having taken it in the bum is a bit lower, but the percentage of men in subsequent age brackets who have bottomed at least once is about 9 percent. Yet, only 4 percent of all men say they've been the receptive anal partner in the past year. That's a little surprising for two reasons. In 1992, only 2 percent of men reported being the catcher in the past year, which means the number of bottoms in the world has doubled in the past two decades. Also, if between 9 and 11 percent of men have been the receiver in anal sex at some point, but only 4 percent received it regularly, that means either people are turning into tops (and anecdotal evidence suggests that is not the case) or straight guys are wondering what it's like to take it up the butt. Wow, maybe some of those guys posting in the m4m section of Craigslist really are straight.

http://gawker.com/5656285/study-anal-sex-has-never-been-more-popular

[Control-Z]

18. Before the pill it was used

as a method of birth control for some.

[Prophet 451]

19. That's doesn't surprise me

I'm told that some "Christian" youth use anal sex as a way to have sex while preserving vaginal virginity.

[Rex]

22. +1

Spot on!

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Where do these fools get ideas like "..people who feed vulgarity and obscenity to seven and eight...

""I call it the faux outrage of the shock value gay pride people who feed vulgarity and obscenity to seven and eight year olds, and seventh graders and eighth graders in health class, and all of a sudden they're shocked by my garbage truck thing. Whatever," Hickey said.

[alp227]

6. is his last name really Hickey? nt

[closeupready]

7. How much you wanna bet he doesn't wash his ass?

Typical. If his hygiene is bad, EVERYONE'S hygiene is, too.

Um, no. Not true. But who cares what you think - you're old and ugly.

[WinkyDink]

27. How much you wanna bet he's got a secret closet?

[closeupready]

28. lol, two-for-one deal, right there.

[intaglio]

8. Fixed It!

"Certainly there are board-certified well qualified doctors in our state worldwide who will attest to what seems self-evident to so many: gay sex religion is not good for the body or mind. Pardon a crude comparison but regarding men with men who preach, we are talking about a one-way alley meant only for the a mind that a garbage truck to go down has driven through. Frankly, I’d question the judgment of doctor who says it’s all fine."

[Sunlei]

9. graphic-sex-republican, doesn't just get "angry calls", he gets a lot of 'free press' coverage.

[Stallion]

10. Obviously His Concern Has Been Aroused By Trolling the Internet

nm

[Happyhippychick]

11. Ever notice how obsessed some people are about gay sex? I wonder why that would be?

[hatrack]

36. I wonder if Representative Hickey believes that this calls for research ...

Hours and hours of exhaustive research, online and in person.

[Happyhippychick]

37. For educational purposes only! I swear!

[Agschmid]

13. Really?

You are going with this...

For all those who love science so much, it is interesting what was made for what. The sexual glands are located in very precise spots.

[Agschmid]

15. Enjoy your stay.

[hrmjustin]

16. Wow she is a pig!

[Agschmid]

17. Pigs go to slaughter.

[maddezmom]

21. Go away and stay away. I don't understand why you keep coming back

Day after day? Is it a game to you to post vile stuff?

[ChisolmTrailDem]

23. No, you won't stay longer. You'll be lucky if you're not gone by the ti....

POOF!

[hrmjustin]

26. Bye dear!

[Politicalboi]

29. Damn, I missed it

[hrmjustin]

30. She will be back. she signs up several times a day.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

33. Who is it, please? nt

[hrmjustin]

34. Library girl.

She has been trolling Du for years and it is all a game to her.

[Iris]

35. library girl is finally gone?

[hrmjustin]

38. No she will always be with us. it is a game with her.

She wants to get caught.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

32. Damn! I missed it too! Someone tell me what that idiot said to me. I'm on vacation in another state

so I can't keep up as well as I can at home.

[hrmjustin]

39. She said your not progressivve and she blamed it on the fact your from Texas.

She can be nasty.