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He may be an MP but he's also a gay man. Which I imagine is why he's taken poppers. It's not about trying to 'bond better during sex', it's about making anal sex easier.
It's very disappointing that the government has banned poppers, despite opposition from the gay community and expert testimony from drugs experts. This isn't some minority viewpoint, Stonewall was against banning them too.
To quote Keith Vaz: ‘The government recognises that representations have been made to the effect that poppers have a beneficial health effect in enabling anal sex in men who have sex with men.”
So they banned them anyway.
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Yes I am aware he's a gay man.
What I found weird was, from what I heard on the radio, that because an MP said "this will directly affect me" a review seems on the cards.
And that drug x in sex is OK. But drugs y,z, and a, aren't.It was the presentation of it. Drugs and sex are generally great. The language this MP used was "poppers are integral to bonding in gay sex" (that's paraphrasing but his words in one sentence were bonding gay sex and poppers). I would say it isn't just limited to gay sex. It affects all people who are into drugs and sex. It potentially criminalises many people, including legitimate business owners. I'm thinking of sex venues here. Saunas used to sell poppers, huge amounts. Now, people who use poppers in a legal sauna place the owner of the venue at risk of prosecution. Much like nightclubs and drug use, the law will target them.
I think this might have been my point.
The mp to say "this is a gay thing" missed the point. This is a civil liberty thing affecting anyone.
Chalfie
So. Yeah. Poppers.
It's OK if you're an MP who takes mind bending substances to expand their mind and bond better through sex, because then you can say something about it and possibly get a review. But what if it was a different drug?
It will be used to shut down sex venues though.
Which is worrying.