YMCA Ducks Claims of Running Gay Brothels

[The Straight Story]

YMCA Ducks Claims of Running Gay Brothels

(CN) - The YMCA does not misrepresent its alleged line of homosexual "brothels" as club focused on Christian family values, the North Carolina Business Court ruled.

Michael Keister and Susan Lewis-Keister had claimed just that in a March 2012 complaint against the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association of the United States of America dba YMCA of the USA, YMCA of Western North Carolina and five North Carolina YMCA centers.

The Keisters said they signed up for YMCA gym memberships because the club espouses Christian family values. Instead, the couple allegedly found a hotbed of "cruising" activity, wherein gay men "search in public places for a sex partner."

Michael Keister claimed that he two men engaging in appropriate sexual activity in the shower area of a YMCA in Asheville, N.C.

Shortly thereafter, another man in that club's steam room allegedly "revealed his erect penis to Keister and began masturbating energetically while staring at Keister."

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/08/01/59915.htm

[The Straight Story]

2. No problem, the pope has me covered

[Safetykitten]

3. Not a good post. Why?

Because from the title, it presumes that the YMCA "ducked" a charge, when there is no charge to begin with.

Because it stereotypes and generalizes from one incident. This incident can happen anywhere, and with any sexual orientation.

[The Straight Story]

4. From the link:

The YMCA allegedly failed to stop the illicit activity despite being aware of it for decades while promoting itself as a safe place for families.

--Which was their contention I suppose and what they were trying to 'charge' them with (ie, get money from them with)

I never saw any of that at my local YMCA where I played chess and am glad they didn't win the case.

[NYC_SKP]

6. The complaint is an interesting read.

I think it's a cheap ploy to make money.

There are no official charges but the complainant charges multiple incidents.

PDF here: http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/03/20/YMCA2.pdf

[msongs]

7. ya it coulda been one of the candidates for mayor of NYC nt

[NightWatcher]

5. Ducks are running a gay brothel out of the Y?

How fowl

[TeeYiYi]

13. YMCA ducks are running gay brothels? Who knew?...

TYY

[The Second Stone]

8. Some typos are amusing.

Michael Keister claimed that he two men engaging in appropriate sexual activity in the shower area of a YMCA in Asheville, N.C.

Some typos are amusing.

[KurtNYC]

9. Wait..."Keister" ? is this a joke story?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=keister

[xfundy]

10. What a couple of Kiesters.

[jmowreader]

11. They finally figured out what the Village People were talking about!

[Erose999]

12. This response is what... 40 years too late.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78AenOwdR7A/UM8xsj96tII/AAAAAAAAOkM/NLQhUsbvpmY/s320/village+people+Y+M+C+A+14.jpg

[William769]

14. You know it had to be done, and yes it dripping with sarcasm for both.