Okay, don't anybody Sex Panic - Why does it make me cringe when I read in The Blade that the born-again head of Bush's AIDS advisory panel has asked his group to read an explicit book that takes a critical view towards gay male promiscuity? Sure the argument the book makes has some resonance, but remember this man Tom Coburn is quoted as saying "he can't take a position that endorsed homosexuality." The book's author, Gabe Rotello, presents the controversial argument that condom use is too unreliable to prevent the spread of AIDS and other STD's. That fits in exactly with Coburn's argument that abstinence (outside of marriage) is a better strategy at fighting AIDS. But where Rotello uses the argument to support greater recognition of gay marriage and domestic partnerships, it seems unlikely that Coburn would cross that line. Makes you wonder where he's heading with this reading assignment.