A Different Kind of Dirty Bomb

By Tim State in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 16, 2007 12:01PM

The Pentagon confirmed last week that in the mid-90s, they had considered developing a “gay bomb.” The Air Force’s Wright Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio (of course, Ohio), had proposed developing an aphrodisiac so strong, it would incapacitate the enemy troops by making them more interested in making love with each other, not war.

The implication that an army of men could turn gay under the power of a pheromone or some other chemical alteration was enough to set off gay community leaders, who called the idea offensive and ridiculous. Offensive because the idea suggests gay men and lesbian women are incapable of serving the military to help it meet its objectives. Ridiculous because there is so much research that shows orientation is genetic and something that cannot be changed.

The irony of it all -- the Pentagon, of all organizations, working to promote homosexuality. And in Ohio! We, ourselves, find the prospect, well, exciting. To think of a hyper-hetero organization, dressed up in their military fatigues -- what if the bomb accidentally misfired and infected our own troops? Just imagine the primal carnage. Our nation's disputes would suddenly be fought around the table at dinner parties. The weapons of mass destruction would be sharp wit. Oh, the travesty. Sign us up.

Image courtesy of Geordie Mott.