The news that Dr. Jay Varma, the city’s former COVID czar, attended underground dance and sex parties during the worst of the pandemic is troubling. He was recorded saying “I did all this deviant, like sexual stuff while I was like, you know, like on TV and stuff. People were like, ‘Aren’t you afraid? Aren’t you embarrassed?’ and I was like, ‘No, actually, I’m like, I love being my authentic self.’ ”
