The Outing of the President

[arisbe]

"Updike’s conclusory analysis that the two of them would never dare to consummate their relationship is, however, not persuasive. Other authors have noted that Senator King was called “Miss Nancy” by Andrew Jackson, “Mrs. James Buchanan” by James K. Polk’s law partner, and “Buchanan’s better half” and “Aunt Fancy” by others."

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[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

The author of this essay makes two annoying errors in logic that I feel obligated to comment upon.

The first is that liking women is not in itself proof that someone does not like men too. So, if President Buchanan was not exclusively gay, he might very well have been bisexual. Not everyone is a Kinsey 1 or a Kinsey 6.

The second is that anal sex is a small part of gay and bisexual reality.