The Gay Bomb

Yeah, you know about the A-Bomb but what about the Gay bomb? Instead of using guns and bombs, let's attack enemies with bugs, rats, and gay men. That seems to be the sentiment behind a 1994 Air Force proposal, unearthed by bioweapons-watchers at the Sunshine Project.
(Clinton was President then and it looks like sex was not confined to the oval office) The document entitled "Harrassing, Annoying, and 'Bad Guy' Identifying Chemicals" strings together a couple of ideas for non-lethal agents that could make an opponent, temporarily change his behavior, or "attract annoying creatures to an enemy position."
We don't know if any of this was ever used but it's fun to picture "Rodents and larger animals would be drawn to enemy positions," according to the proposal. So would other "stinging and biting bugs." While a swarm of bees or rats would have an interesting effect, it's nothing compared to the "other" distraction. The Air Force document calls for "chemicals that affect human behavior so that discipline and morale in enemy units is adversely effected. One distasteful but completely non-lethal example would be strong aphrodisiacs, especially if the chemical also caused homosexual behavior." (Don't mix that up with your Old Spice!)
As if sprays to induce homosexual dalliances and rat attacks weren't enough, in 1997, the Army called for the "preparation of an 'odor index' to match known disagreeable odors to a specific culture, political/religious group or geographical region." How would you like to be Commanding General of the Stink Division? In all fairness, this is nothing new. In 1944, a project gave French resistance fighters lead foil tubes, packed with chemicals that produced a "fecal odor." But the plan backfired, "when it was found that people in many areas of the world do not find 'fecal odor' to be offensive." (That's is why I don't travel abroad very much!) I'm not so sure about this non-lethal chemical weapons stuff. Why don't we do things the old fashioned way and just shoot our enemies.