“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” the Declaration of Independence states, “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
A Democrat who ran for Congress in Pennsylvania this spring wants to add another right to that list — the right to sex.
“Young men aren’t having sex!” Alexandra Hunt, who bills herself as a “public health researcher” and “organizer,” tweeted last week.
Hunt then links to a chart showing that 30% of men between the ages of 18 and 30 did not have sex in the past year, adding: “Nearly a third of men under 30 have not had sex. And a higher percent do not have as much sex as they’d like — not exactly surprising, but this kind of statistic is a sign of much deeper problems.”
“Men who do not have sex suffer — they are less likely to be a part of the labor force, and more likely to experience depression, nihilism, and other mental health issues,” Hunt continued in another tweet. And it is true: Men who are not involved in romantic relationships are more likely to suffer from depression, abuse drugs, and commit crime.
But then Hunt adds: “We should be moving toward a right to sex. People should be able to have sex when they feel they want to, and we need to develop services that meet people’s needs without attaching the baggage of shame or criminalization. … Decriminalizing sex work, funding sex education, & creating outreach programs that help young people develop healthy sexual habits.”
Um, no.
Yes, there is an alarming number of men in the United States who are not involved romantically with women. Many of these men are a danger to themselves and others.
But the answer is not a government program to give them all free hookers. This would only reward their misguided behavior.
What we need to do is teach these men that if they want to be loved, they need to make themselves lovable. They need to get out of their mother’s basements, get a job, and get the training they need for a career that can support a wife and children.
What these men need is … well, marriage.
