Confessions of a Christian Cuddler
My god, these sound excruciating! But I secretly want to go to one and WRECK it.
"Most Christians I spoke with before I attended my first Cuddle Party were supportive; but a few of them reacted in fear, rather than faith. One of them ranted and raved about how the whole thing was going to turn into an orgy, while another person, a dear friend of mine, said, "These cuddle parties sound damn scary!" She feared that some of the men would be lying there in their pajamas with "obvious hard-ons."
"While concerns should always be aired, it's too bad that so many well-meaning Christians would object to an event with no sex, no alcohol, and lots of wholesome human interaction. After all, Cuddle Parties could very easily be Christianized for youth groups, Christian singles events, and other gatherings. One cause for concern seemed to be that sexual passions would be stirred up and that people wouldn't be able to control themselves. Well, as co-founder Reid Mihalko likes to say, "We're more self-controlled than we think we are."
"Two familiar, creamy flavors that go together so well"— Annie's Mac & Cheese is The New Oral Sex
Singapore sex law reform: No gays, no corpses — but straight people can finally sodomize in peace. I take an inordinate amount of interest in Singapore affairs because I was conceived in Djakarta— which was legal at the time!
After you've digested all the above, you're probably ready to play this repeatedly:
The Psychologist's Answering Machine Message
Thanks to Derrick, Gina, Figleaf, and Mr. Lewiston for all the tips. If you run across something that you think I'd scream over, please do drop me a note at my hotline.
Photos: Ron Rinaldi, from RKB's interview with the Cuddle Party Founders, whom I gather are not particularly religious... and the entrance to Gay World, photographed by Laurence Lim, in A Ninety Minute Walk Through Geylang and Katong. Gay World was once an amusement park.
