“Gee, doc, I’d hate to hurt your feelings by telling you what I think about you for asking that question, so let’s just pretend you didn’t.”
That’s a great answer! I love it. If he persists, change your countenance, look him/her strait in the eye, and say, “how far are you willing to take this?” Of course, then he could just call you crazy and you’d earn a no knock raid.
So should doctors have to disclose if they are homosexuals? After all, homosexuals have a higher risk of contracting AIDS and doctors have a higher risk of passing it on through blood contact. A risk far higher than that of a patient getting shot by accident. Should patient ask? What about intravenous drug use? Maybe patients should come with a list of questions of their own, or maybe the doctor should stick to medicine and the patients should mind their own business.
Or, “You know that thing *you* do during my prostate exam? Well, *I* wear a size 12 shoe, and I’m tempted to plant it ... “.