Gay Sex in Ørstedparken

A little post about something that I've often thought about, and just don't understand. It recently came back to my attention during the Outgames and gay pride here in Copenhagen. I picked up Out & About, a gay magazine, and was flipping through it when I came across this article (page 72) about how Ørstedsparken has been a main cruising spot for gay men for over 100 years, but not without resistance.

The article sums up how the park has been a spot for indecent behaviour (in apostrophes in the article, although I'm not sure why), as far back as 1856. In 2000, the mayor responsible for public parks at that time (the county or district of Copenhagen has 6 'mayors' each responsible for certain duties, such as culture, environment and so forth, and one Lord Mayor - currently Ritt Bjerregård), decided to clear some of the bushes, and replace them with grass, offically (as it says in the article) to give families with young children better possibilities to play. "But in reality the purpose was to restrain the homosexual activities."

This caused outrage, and in 2005, the openly gay politician, Klaus Bondam said the bushes should be replanted so that gay men could have sex in the park again without being disturbed, but this never happened.

It then goes on to say that gay bashing is on the rise, and that in the past police have pursued gay men having sex in the park, but now, they are there to protect and help them.

Is it just me who thinks this is almost unbelievable? Call me a prude, but I don't think sex of any kind should be permitted outside, let alone in a park where families take their children. Personally, I can't for the life of me imagine having sex outside in a park. I'm totally confused about this trait that seems to be attached to gay men - what is it with having sex with strangers in a public place? I really, really would like an explanation.

I think police should pursue them, just as they would pursue a straight couple having sex in a public place. This article, to me, exemplifies exactly why people have stereotypical images of gay men, an image which, unfortunately, is pretty much spot on sometimes. Not all gay men are like that - in fact, I don't know a single one, but as it always is, there's a little group ruining it for every one.

If you want to have sex - do it at home. Is it so hard?