http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Studds
He was 17. What was the age of consent to abnormal sexual relations back in 1973? Was same sex sodomy legal in Massachusetts in 1973? Between a minor and an adult?
I stand corrected — my understanding was that he was 18, but I do believe it was his public statement about how much he cared for Studds, the on-going relationship that had so many Dems refusing to admonish him.