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Anyone seeking public office cannot expect to maintain a discreet sex life. So while I do believe in general that what goes on between consenting adults is nobody's business, I don't think that exclusion goes for someone in public office. Moreover, I think it's entirely unlikely that Sam Adams would've been elected mayor had he been openly involved in a gay sexual relationship with an 18 year old so now tha his cover's been blown, I think his resignation is entirely called for

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