Before you ask (and do you *really* have to?), it was all in fun
From the
Data Lounge site: "Reasonable people may disagree on the merits of having straight people kiss
on stage to the whooping and hooting delight of a dark-suited gay audience --
but when its Chris Meloni wrapping himself around his bitch (that red haired
mini stud Lee Tergesen) not once, but three times -- complete with
ass-pawing -- let's just say it beats a glum Gwyneth Paltrow in the awards
presentation category.