Is enforcing basic public decency laws homophobic? That’s what some prominent Democrats in New York City are claiming after federal law enforcement started cracking down on public sex, aka “cruising,” in Penn Station.

There’s been a rise in cruising in major cities, particularly among gay men, thanks to apps such as “Sniffies” that make it easier than ever to find strangers near you for encounters in random bathrooms or other public areas. But the flip side of these apps is that when you publicly broadcast what is often actually illegal activity, it is not, in fact, difficult for law enforcement to catch you if they want to. And that’s what’s playing out with the Amtrak police, a federal law enforcement agency, in New York City.

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