Taken from http://www.geraldoatlarge.com.
I've got a titilating story for you this Friday. Closing the week with a bit of carnal controversy. Don't say I didn't warn you!
What happens behind closed doors, stays behind closed doors, right? As long as everyone involved is having a good time and no one gets hurt, private life should be private, right? Well, when it comes to sex with strangers, some outraged residents in upstate New Yorke are saying "not in my backyard."
On the program today, you'll meet Bob Alexson, owner of the Union Street Bed and Breakfast in Schenectady, N.Y. It's not just any ol' country inn, however; there's a lot more than muffins on the menu.
Bob is the host of swinger parties, where guests can have sex with each other. He says, it's a matter of privacy, and that what goes on in the basement of his place, called the "dungeon," is no one's business.
That's not how the neighbors see it, and as you might imagine, folks around there are none too pleased. We talked to Rev. Thomas Trouwborst, who said he's concerned about the morality of it (or lack thereof as the case may be).
The mayor and city council are trying to get Alexson's "swingers paradise" shut down and they're looking to the Big Apple for inspiration.
Since its heyday in the 1970s, the sex industry in New York's Times Square has undergone a dramatic transformation. Adult establishments including swing clubs have gone underground, chased off the streets by new zoning regulations. And now the mayor and the city council want to follow the Big Apple's lead by drafting legislation that targets adult-oriented businesses.
They argue that he's running his inn like a bar by allowing his guests to b.y.o.b. However, that controversy could be a moot point because Alexson has told them to stop bringing booze. The other way they're trying to get him is by raising the penalties for violating the noise ordinance, aimed at cracking down on the allegedly loud parties.
Alexson says he'll continue to fight. He says he'll never release his guest list but it includes two judges and attorneys in upstate New York.
Oh and by the way, Alexson says the publicity has been great for business.
