Reading today's Sex News Daily there was a story about the Sexual Intelligence awards. These are given each year to men and women who have made a significant contribution toward a healthier approach to sexuality around the world. I reckon that this is a very good thing indeed.
The details of the winners featured a story that I'm pretty sure that I haven't seen mentioned over here but I could well be wrong. According to the Sexual Intelligence newsletter:
In November, the Washington Post reported that Jack McGeorge, one of the U.N. weapons inspectors in Iraq, was a national leader of America's growing S/M community.
McGeorge is hardly in the closet about this; he's a founder of the Black Rose support and education group, an officer of the Leather Leadership Conference, and a former Chair of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom.
When confronted by the Washington Post about his involvement with S/M, McGeorge was unapologetic.
"I have been very upfront with people in the past about what I do," he said, "and it has never prevented me from getting a job. I am not ashamed of who I am--not one bit."
Nevertheless, to protect the work of the U.N. weapons inspection program in Iraq, McGeorge offered his resignation to Chief Inspector Hans Blix.
Blix rejected McGeorge's offer to resign, pointing out that his sexual activities have nothing to do with his competence. Believing McGeorge to be "a highly qualified technical expert," Blix's office said, "We are not aware of any grounds for his resignation."
When the U.N. Secretary General was asked whether McGeorge's S/M involvement might be offensive to Iraqi Muslims, Annan's office noted that all weapons inspectors are required to be sensitive to local cultures. And that was that.
Posted by emilyd at March 21, 2003 06:59 PM