 The pervert is easy prey to the blackmailer. They also gave other reasons for getting rid of gays and lesbians. They said they were untrustworthy. They gossiped a lot. And also that they flouted the law or that they didn't have respect for the law because in many places, homosexuality was illegal. Sodomy was against the law. And this is Margot Canaday. She's a history professor at Princeton University who teaches about gender and sexuality.