On lies, secrets, and right‐wing sexual politics: reflections on Laud Humphreys’ “breastplate of righteousness”

Abstract

Charts the unfortunate events surrounding the 1974 wedding of a couple who later, on their honeymoon, discovered that they had both had sexual relations with the minister. Billy James Hargis. Contents the revelations forced his resignation as he also admitted 3 further liaisons with male students at the American Christian College. Mentions Laud Humphreys and his work to classify the meeting of men for homosexual acts in the “tearoom”, a place where up to 20 men go for oral sex, without commitment, as some are heterosexual.

Citation

Irvine, J.M. (2004), "On lies, secrets, and right‐wing sexual politics: reflections on Laud Humphreys’ “breastplate of righteousness”", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 24 No. 3/4/5, pp. 95-111. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443330410790894