Does My Sex Life Need a Political Purpose?

I recently read Marty Klein’s “Does Sex Still Matter?”, which argues that sex matters because it represents personal autonomy, pleasure, connection, and resistance to government interference. There is plenty in that argument I agree with. Adults should have considerable freedom to decide what happens with their own bodies and between consenting partners. Religious disapproval shouldn’t give someone authority over another adult’s private life. But the article opens by insisting that every sexual choice either challenges or supports a political system. Apparently, even getting laid comes with a position statement now. I would have thought coordinating two people’s interest and availability was enough work. I understand the distinction the author is trying to make. Private choices happen within a larger society, and that society can make those choices easier, harder, or impossible. Calling something personal doesn’t protect it from outside interference. If someone wants to restrict what…